Weighing the world [[electronic resource] ] : the quest to measure the Earth / / Edwin Danson
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Danson Edwin <1948->
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| Titolo: |
Weighing the world [[electronic resource] ] : the quest to measure the Earth / / Edwin Danson
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 526/.1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Science - Europe - History - 18th century |
| Industrial revolution - Europe - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Earth Figure Measurement |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Weighing the world |
| ISBN: | 0-19-029281-4 |
| 0-19-972509-8 | |
| 1-280-84548-1 | |
| 0-19-804013-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910450884203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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