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The Measure of All Things : The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World
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Biography & AutobiographyThe story of the creation of the metric system in 1792 traces the endeavors of Delambre and Méchain, the backlash of superstitious contemporaries, and the mistake that drove Méchain to the brink of madness.more
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Registered by fisherama on 7/9/2005
Current status: permanent collection | 2 journalers for this copy...
