Measure of the Earth : the enlightenment expedition that reshaped our world /

"In the early eighteenth century, at the peak of the Enlightenment, an unlikely team of European scientists and naval officers set out on the world's first international, cooperative scientific expedition. Intent on making precise astronomical measurements at the Equator, they were poised...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ferreiro, Larrie D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books, ©2011.
Temas:
1700-1799
Geodesy > Europe > History > 18th century.
Scientific expeditions > Europe > History > 18th century.
Géodésie > Europe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Expéditions scientifiques > Europe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > General.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Cartography.
Geodesy
Scientific expeditions
Europe
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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