The measure of all things : the seven-year odyssey and hidden error that transformed the world / Ken Alder.
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TextPublisher: New York : Free Press, c2002Description: x, 422 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN: 074321675XSubject(s): Delambre, J. B. J. (Jean Baptiste Joseph), 1749-1822 | Méchain, Pierre, 1744-1804 | Arc measures -- History | Meter (Unit) -- HistoryDDC classification: 526/.1 LOC classification: QB291 | .A43 2002Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents | Sample text
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-400) and index.
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