The Quest For The True Figure Of The Earth
Subtitle: Ideas And Expeditions In Four Centuries Of Geodesy (Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: December 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780754650201
Subjects: Geodesy & surveying for maps & charts; History of science; World - General; History: World; History; Science; Earth Sciences - Geography; Modern - General; Geodesy
First sentence: In the 1730s two expeditions set out from Paris for what might well be termed the ends of the Earth.