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The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World
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| #611698 in Books | Free Press | 2003-10-01 | 2003-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.44 x1.10 x5.50l,1.34 | File type: PDF | 448 pages | ISBN13: 9780743216760 | Condition: New | Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Compelling reading|By Merle K. Gatewood|To me, this was a fascinating and thought provoking work. It not only provides insight into the life and thought of the two historical figures but also provides vivid context and reflection on the meaning of what they did. A triumph of thorough research and excellent writing.|2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.||The Boston Globe These are enthralling, fascinating, even mind-altering pages. Alder imbues the narrative with a tremulous, fever-soaked climax and a lengthy and satisfying denouement.
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In June 1792, amidst the chaos of the French Revolution, two intrepid astronomers set out in opposite directions on an extraordinary journey. Starting in Paris, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre would make his way north to Dunkirk, while Pierre-François-André Méchain voyaged south to Barcelona. Their mission was to measure the world, and their findings would help define the meter as one ten-millionth of the distance between the pole and the equator&mdash...
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