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Measure of the Earth: The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World
Larrie D. Ferreiro
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| #712051 in Books | Basic Books | 2011-05-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 1.30 x6.40 x9.30l,1.30 | File type: PDF | 376 pages | Great product!||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Wonderful history|By Stever|A great book, similar to to Ken Adler's 'The Measure of all Things'. The persistence of these 18th C. astronomer-surveyors to measure a small section of the Earth in the equatorial Andes is astounding. Their personalities and surveying techniques are described, and the background political and scientific context of the expedition is covered. This boo||
|Andrés Reséndez, author of A Land So Strange| “The greatest achievement of Larrie D. Ferreiro’s wonderful book is to walk us with perfect ease through remote locales and arcane subjects. Mr. Ferreiro seems no
In the early eighteenth century, at the peak of the Enlightenment, an unlikely team of European scientists and naval officers set out on the world’s first international, cooperative scientific expedition. Intent on making precise astronomical measurements at the Equator, they were poised to resolve one of mankind’s oldest mysteries: the true shape of the Earth.
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Measure of the Earth: The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World | Larrie D. Ferreiro.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
