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

Alder, Ken

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0743216768 ISBN 13: 9780743216760

Casa editrice: Free Press, 2003

Riassunto

The story of the creation of the metric system in 1792 traces the endeavors of Delambre and Méchain, the backlash of superstitious contemporaries, the impact of the French Revolution, and the mistake that drove Méchain to the brink of madness. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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The Boston Globe These are enthralling, fascinating, even mind-altering pages. Alder imbues the narrative with a tremulous, fever-soaked climax and a lengthy and satisfying denouement.

The Philadelphia Inquirer One of those rare works that both rewrite history and capture the imagination.

The New York Times Book Review Passes a central test of any popular work of history: it bathes the past in the light, life, and humanity of the eternal present.

L'autore:

Ken Alder is an associate professor of history at Northwestern University and holds a Ph.D. from Harvard.

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• Editore: Free Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0743216768
• ISBN 13: 9780743216760
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448