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ISBN-10: 074352666X

ISBN-13: 9780743526661

Oct 2002

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Abridged

Language: English
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The Measure of All Things: The Seven-year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World (Audio Cassette, 2002) Other Editions...
Author: Ken Alder

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About this Book
Synopsis
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 only the journey but also a mistake in calculation and its cover-up that would haunt Mechain over the years.

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Height:7.3 in
Width:4.0 in
Thickness:1.2 in
Weight:5.6 oz

Industry Reviews
"Ken Alder's exhaustive book about the flawed (but not failed) attempt to create a new unit of measurement, the metre, amid the chaos of France in the 1790s strikes just the right balance between pop and science."
Economist (12/12/2002)

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