Weighing the world : the quest to measure the Earth / Edwin Danson.
Preface. 1. I Cannot Be Wrong. 2. The Titan King. 3. A Calm And Gentle Character. 4. The Galileo Of France. 5. Extreme Science. 6. Robberies And Depredations. 7. A Magnificent Military Sketch. 8. Persons Well Versed. 9. Very Expert In His Business. 10. A Passage With My Horse. 11. Frankenstein And O...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Weighing the world : |b the quest to measure the Earth / |c Edwin Danson. |
| 260 | |a Oxford ; |a New York, N.Y. : |b Oxford University Press, |c 2006. | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-282) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Contents; 1 I Cannot Be Wrong; 2 The Titan King; 3 A Calm and Gentle Character; 4 The Galileo of France; 5 Extreme Science; 6 Robberies and Depredations; 7 A Magnificent Military Sketch; 8 Persons Well Versed; 9 Very Expert in His Business; 10 A Passage with My Horse; 11 Frankenstein and Other Experiments; 12 A Remarkable Hill; 13 Important Observations; 14 So Great a Noise; 15 The Attraction of Mountains; 16 The Best of the Position; 17 Distinguished Merit; 18 Late by a Whole Year; 19 Geodetic Experiments; 20 I Know It Will Answer; 21 Offering Violence to Nature; 22 A Meritorious Foreigner. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 23 Men Worthy of Confidence24 Irregularities We Have Discovered; Appendix: Explanations and Definitions; Notes; Bibliography; Index. | |
| 520 | |a Preface. 1. I Cannot Be Wrong. 2. The Titan King. 3. A Calm And Gentle Character. 4. The Galileo Of France. 5. Extreme Science. 6. Robberies And Depredations. 7. A Magnificent Military Sketch. 8. Persons Well Versed. 9. Very Expert In His Business. 10. A Passage With My Horse. 11. Frankenstein And Other Experiments. 12. A Remarkable Hill. 13. Important Observations. 14. So Great A Noise. 15. The Attraction of Mountains. 16. The Best Of The Position. 17. Distinguished Merit. 18. Late A Whole Year. 19. Geodetic Experiments. 20. I Know It Will Answer. 21. Offering Violence To Nature. 22. A Merito. | ||
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