Courrier Dada / Raoul Hausmann

• Record Nr.: UNINA990004685860403321
• Autore: Hausmann, Raoul
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Paris : Allia, 1992
• ISBN: 2904235426
• Edizione: [Nouv. ed. établie, augmentée et annotée]
• Descrizione fisica: 239 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
• Disciplina: 709.0406
• Locazione: FLFBC
• Collocazione: 709.04 HAU 1
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Francese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Weighing the world [[electronic resource] ] : the quest to measure the Earth / / Edwin Danson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450884203321
• Autore: Danson Edwin <1948->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 0-19-029281-4; 0-19-972509-8; 1-280-84548-1; 0-19-804013-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Disciplina: 526/.1
• Soggetti: Science - Europe - History - 18th century; Industrial revolution - Europe - History; Electronic books.; Earth Figure Measurement
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-282) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; 23 Men Worthy of Confidence24 Irregularities We Have Discovered; Appendix: Explanations and Definitions; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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