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Autore |
Danson Edwin <1948-> |
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Weighing the world [[electronic resource] ] : the quest to measure the Earth / / Edwin Danson |
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Oxford ; ; New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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0-19-029281-4 |
0-19-972509-8 |
1-280-84548-1 |
0-19-804013-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (302 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Science - Europe - History - 18th century |
Industrial revolution - Europe - History |
Electronic books. |
Earth Figure Measurement |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-282) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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