Alder, Ken.

The measure of all things ; the seven-year odyssey and hidden error that transformed the world / Ken Alder. - New York : Free Press, 2002. - 436 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN: 074321675x 0743216768

Subjects--Personal Names:
Delambre, J. B. J. 1749-1822.
Mechain, Pierre, 1744-1804

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Arc measures--History
Meter (Unit)--History