Michael Rand Hoare: 1 book
The Quest for the True Figure of the Earth
Ideas and Expeditions in Four Centuries of Geodesy
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
In the 1730s two expeditions set out from Paris on extraordinary journeys; the first was destined for the equatorial region of Peru, the second headed north towards the Arctic Circle. Although the eighteenth century witnessed numerous such adventures, these expeditions were different. Rather than...
