Edwin Danson

Broschiertes Buch

Weighing the World

The Quest to Measure the Earth

Beschreibung

Weighing the World recounts the quest to discover an enigmatic natural force-the curious capability that mountains have to bend gravity-and of an extraordinary experiment that transformed our understanding of the world. Written to appeal to general readers interested in popular science, this book will also be greeted with enthusiasm by surveyors, historians of science, physicists, and other specialist audiences.

Autor

Edwin Danson is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. He is the author of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 462g
• ISBN-13: 9780195384956
• ISBN-10: 0195384954
• Artikelnr.: 25845617