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From Plane to Spheroid: Determining the Figure of the Earth from 3000 Bc to the 18th Century Lapland and Peruvian Survey Expeditions
Determining the Figure of the Earth from 3000 BC to the 18th Century Lapland and Peruvian Survey Expeditions. Traces the development of thoughts on size and shape of the earth, observational instruments available, mathematical aids of the day, previous determinations of size and shape of the earth, and more; illustrations, photographs. Hardcover with dustcover- shrink wrapped
217 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1986
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