The Measure of All Things: The Seven-year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the World
- ISBN-10
- 074321675X
- ISBN-13
- 9780743216753
- Series
- The Measure of All Things
- Category
- Arc measures
- Pages
- 422
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Ken Alder
Description
The story of the creation of the metric system in 1792 traces the endeavors of Delambre and Mâechain, the backlash of superstitious contemporaries, and the mistake that drove Mâechain to the brink of madness.
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- 432 pages
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