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Full Meridian of Glory: Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth 1st Ed. Softcover of Orig. Ed. 2009 edition
Paul Murdin
Full Meridian of Glory: Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth 1st Ed. Softcover of Orig. Ed. 2009 edition
Paul Murdin
The Paris Observatory was founded, in part, to determine and measure the Paris Meridian. In the 17th and 19th centuries, the French government employed astronomers and geodesists for the job, and this history chronicles what those scientists did and why.
190 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 23, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9781441925954 |
Publishers | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
Pages | 190 |
Dimensions | 234 × 156 × 11 mm · 299 g |
Language | English |
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