Measure of the Earth
The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World
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Book Description
Describes the early 18th-century expedition of scientists sent by France and Spain to colonial Peru to measure the degree of equatorial latitude, which could resolve the debate between whether the earth was spherical or flattened at the ...
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Book Details
- English Books
- Others 353 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0465023452
- ISBN-13: 9780465023455
- Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
- Pub date: May 31, 2011
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780465023455 | Others | $28.00 | -- | The Book Depository |
