000309296 000__ 01896cam\a22003494a\4500 000309296 001__ 309296 000309296 005__ 20210513113259.0 000309296 008__ 041221s2006\\\\enka\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000309296 010__ $$a 2004066284 000309296 019__ $$a63671714 000309296 020__ $$a0195181697 (alk. paper) 000309296 020__ $$a9780195181692 (allk. paper) 000309296 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm57344082 000309296 035__ $$a309296 000309296 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dUKM$$dBAKER$$dC#P$$dIXA$$dVP@$$dCVM$$dYDXCP$$dOCLCQ$$dBTCTA 000309296 042__ $$apcc 000309296 043__ $$ae------ 000309296 049__ $$aISEA 000309296 05000 $$aQ334$$b.D36 2005 000309296 08200 $$a526/.1$$222 000309296 1001_ $$aDanson, Edwin,$$d1948- 000309296 24510 $$aWeighing the world :$$bthe quest to measure the Earth /$$cEdwin Danson. 000309296 260__ $$aOxford ;$$aNew York, N.Y. :$$bOxford University Press,$$c2006. 000309296 300__ $$ax, 289 p. :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm. 000309296 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 277-282) and index. 000309296 5050_ $$aI cannot be wrong -- The Titan king -- A calm and gentle character -- The Galileo of France -- Extreme science -- Robberies and depredations -- A magnificent military sketch -- Persons well versed -- Very expert in his business -- A passage with my horse -- Frankenstein and other experiments -- A remarkable hill -- Important observations -- So great a noise -- The attraction of mountains -- The best of the position -- Distinguished merit -- Late by a whole year -- Geodetic experiments -- I know it will answer -- Offering violence to nature -- A meritorious foreigner -- Men worthy of confidence -- Irregularities we have discovered. 000309296 650_0 $$aScience$$zEurope$$xHistory$$y18th century. 000309296 650_0 $$aIndustrial revolution$$zEurope$$xHistory. 000309296 651_0 $$aEarth (Planet)$$xFigure$$xMeasurement. 000309296 85200 $$bgen$$hQ334$$i.D36$$i2005 000309296 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0636/2004066284-d.html 000309296 85641 $$3Table of contents only$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0636/2004066284-t.html 000309296 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:309296$$pGLOBAL_SET 000309296 980__ $$aBIB 000309296 980__ $$aBOOK 000309296 994__ $$aC0$$bISE