Quest for the true figure of the earth, the: ideas and expeditions in four centuries of geodesy
Auteur :
Hoare, Michael Rand
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754650201
Date de publication :
28 nov. 2005
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
544 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Comprehensively explores the 'Figure of the Earth' controversy in all its several dimensions. This book shows how a largely neglected episode of European science, that produced no spectacular process or artefact - beyond a relatively minor improvement in maps - nevertheless represents a combination of theoretical prediction and empirical method.