Measure of the Earth : the enlightenment expedition that reshaped our world /
Ferreiro, Larrie D.
New York : Basic Books,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-337) and index.
The baseline at Yaruquí -- The problem of the Earth's shape -- Preparations for the mission -- Finding Quito -- Degree of difficulty -- City of Kings -- The triangles of Peru -- Death and the surgeon -- The War of Jenkins's Ear -- The dance of the stars -- The impossible return -- A world revealed -- The children of the equator.
Geodesy
Scientific expeditions