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Weighing the world [[electronic resource] ] : the quest to measure the Earth / / Edwin Danson
| Weighing the world [[electronic resource] ] : the quest to measure the Earth / / Edwin Danson |
| Autore | Danson Edwin <1948-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| 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 | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450884203321 |
Danson Edwin <1948->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Weighing the world [[electronic resource] ] : the quest to measure the Earth / / Edwin Danson
| Weighing the world [[electronic resource] ] : the quest to measure the Earth / / Edwin Danson |
| Autore | Danson Edwin <1948-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 289 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 526/.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Europe - History - 18th century
Industrial revolution - Europe - History |
| ISBN |
9780199725090
0199725098 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795737703321 |
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Danson Edwin <1948->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Weighing the world : the quest to measure the Earth / / Edwin Danson
| Weighing the world : the quest to measure the Earth / / Edwin Danson |
| Autore | Danson Edwin <1948-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 289 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 526/.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Europe - History - 18th century
Industrial revolution - Europe - History |
| ISBN |
9780199725090
0199725098 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- 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 Confidence -- 24 Irregularities We Have Discovered -- Appendix: Explanations and Definitions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Z. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910969533003321 |
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Danson Edwin <1948->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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