The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World
ISBN-13:
9780743216753
ISBN-10:
074321675X
Author:
Ken Alder
Publication date:
2002
Publisher:
Free Press
Format:
Hardcover
432 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780743216753
ISBN-10:
074321675X
Author:
Ken Alder
Publication date:
2002
Publisher:
Free Press
Format:
Hardcover
432 pages
Summary
The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World (ISBN-13: 9780743216753 and ISBN-10: 074321675X), written by authors
Ken Alder, was published by Free Press in 2002.
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The story of the creation of the metric system in 1792 traces the endeavors of Delambre and MTchain, the backlash of superstitious contemporaries, the impact of the French Revolution, and the mistake that drove MTchain to the brink of madness. 100,000 first printing.
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