Full Meridian of Glory Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth /

The Paris Meridian is the name of the line running north-south through the astronomical observatory in Paris. One of the original intentions behind the founding of the Paris Observatory was to determine and measure this line. To that end, the French government financed the Paris Academy of Sciences...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Murdin, Paul (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Copernicus, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Temas:
Astronomy.
Science-History.
Geophysics.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
History of Science.
Technology and Engineering.
Life Sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Incroyable Pique-nique and the Méridienne Verte
  • The Size of France
  • Shape of the Earth
  • The Meridian and the Sun
  • The Revolution and the Meter
  • The Paris Meridian in the Napoleonic Wars
  • Past its Prime
  • The Greenwich and Paris Meridians in the Space Age
  • On the Trail of The Da Vinci Code
  • Walking the Line: the Arago Memorial.

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