03362nam 22006854a 450 991045088420332120200520144314.00-19-029281-40-19-972509-81-280-84548-10-19-804013-X(CKB)1000000000406079(EBL)422551(OCoLC)437108816(SSID)ssj0000285456(PQKBManifestationID)11235285(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285456(PQKBWorkID)10278119(PQKB)10139121(SSID)ssj0001150428(PQKBManifestationID)12448376(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001150428(PQKBWorkID)11188267(PQKB)11157792(MiAaPQ)EBC422551(Au-PeEL)EBL422551(CaPaEBR)ebr10233632(CaONFJC)MIL84548(EXLCZ)99100000000040607920041221d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWeighing the world[electronic resource] the quest to measure the Earth /Edwin DansonOxford ;New York, N.Y. Oxford University Press20061 online resource (302 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-538495-4 0-19-518169-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-282) and index.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 Foreigner23 Men Worthy of Confidence24 Irregularities We Have Discovered; Appendix: Explanations and Definitions; Notes; Bibliography; IndexPreface. 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 MeritoScienceEuropeHistory18th centuryIndustrial revolutionEuropeHistoryEarthFigureMeasurementElectronic books.ScienceHistoryIndustrial revolutionHistory.526/.1Danson Edwin1948-877974MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450884203321Weighing the world2082471UNINA