Measure of All Things by Ken Alder (2002, Paperback)
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Author: Ken Alder
Publisher: Free Pr
Publication Date: 2002-10-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0743244311
ISBN-13: 9780743244312
Product ID: EPID2251969
Description: Why is a meter exactly one meter long? MEASURE OF ALL THINGS offers that answer, revisiting Delambre's and Mechain's 1792-99 meridian expedition to calculate the length of the meter. Alder draws on original documents that describe not on...
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