num_pages: 432
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World
titlecomplete: The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World
genres: Historical, France, Geography, European History, Science, Nonfiction, World History, History Of Science, Mathematics, History
ratings_count: 963
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Dingle Prize
category: History of Science
publisher: Free Press