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The Measure of all Things The Seven Year Odyssey That Transformed the World

The Measure of all Things The Seven Year Odyssey That Transformed the World Paperback - 2004

by Alder, Ken

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London: Abacus. Very Good. 2004. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Light reading creases and shelf wear, paper edge toned with slight foxing, two internal stickers. ; First paperback edition, first printing with no other printings listed. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Cover design uncredited. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; B&W Illustrations; 480 pages; The story of how science, revolutionary politics, and the dream of a new economy converged to produce both the metric system and the first struggle over globalization. Amidst the scientific fervor of the Revolution two French scientists, Delambre and Mechain, were sent out on an expedition to measure the shape of the world and thereby establish the metre. .
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  • Title The Measure of all Things The Seven Year Odyssey That Transformed the World
  • Author Alder, Ken
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint; First Printing
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 482
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Abacus, London
  • Date 2004
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 31477
  • ISBN 9780349115078 / 0349115079
  • Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.81 x 5.06 x 0.97 in (19.84 x 12.85 x 2.46 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 526.1

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