Full Meridian of Glory: Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth - Paul Murdin - Books - Springer-Verlag New York Inc. - 9781441925954 - November 23, 2010
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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

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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

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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