The Quest for the True Figure of the Earth: Ideas and Expeditions in Four Centuries of Geodesy

By Michael Rand Hoare

Book Overview

In the 1730s two expeditions set out from Paris on extraordinary journeys; the first was destined for the equatorial region of Peru, the second headed north towards the Arctic Circle. Although the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138277703
• ISBN13: 9781138277700
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages