The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World
Ken Alder
ISBN 10: 074321675X ISBN 13: 9780743216753
Published by Free Press, 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.
About the Author: Ken Alder is an associate professor of history at Northwestern University and holds a Ph.D. from Harvard.
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Publication Date: 2002
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