Measure of the Earth

Measure of the Earth
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Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
Total Pages : 378
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ISBN-10 : 9780465017232
ISBN-13 : 0465017231
Rating : 4/5 (231 Downloads)
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Book Synopsis Measure of the Earth by : Larrie D. Ferreiro

Download or read book Measure of the Earth written by Larrie D. Ferreiro and published by Basic Books (AZ). This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the early 18th-century expedition of scientists sent by France and Spain to colonial Peru to measure the degree of equatorial latitude, which could resolve the debate between whether the earth was spherical or flattened at the poles.


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