The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World

The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World image
ISBN-10:

074321675X

ISBN-13:

9780743216753

Author(s): Alder, Ken
Released: Sep 24, 2002
Publisher: Free Press
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
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Description:

The story of the creation of the metric system in 1792 traces the endeavors of Delambre and MTchain, the backlash of superstitious contemporaries, the impact of the French Revolution, and the mistake that drove MTchain to the brink of madness. 100,000 first printing.

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