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The story of the creation of the metric system in 1792 traces the endeavors of Delambre and Méchain, the backlash of superstitious contemporaries, and the mistake that drove Méchain to the brink of madness.
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The Measure of All Things, Ken Alder
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- 2003
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ken Alder
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN10
- 0743216768
- ISBN13
- 9780743216760
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- 3.95 out of 5
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- The story of the creation of the metric system in 1792 traces the endeavors of Delambre and Méchain, the backlash of superstitious contemporaries, and the mistake that drove Méchain to the brink of madness.