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Hoare (emeritus theoretical physics, U. of London) is not satisfied with merely recounting the technical innovation and occasional virtuosity in the effort to measure humans' home planet. Rather he delves into how the controversy wrought an extraordinary contest of philosophies and led to ongoing strife in the academies involving such luminaries as Descartes, Newton, Voltaire, and Maupertuis. He also describes the physical effort and suffering endured in expeditions to some of the most inhospitable parts of the Earth, and how such suffering after truth rather than riches or fame elicited the sympathy of the literati for a time. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Lili Dellinger
reviewed The Quest for the True Figure of the Earth: Ideas and Expeditions in Four Centuries of Geodesy on November 27, 2012
The Quest for the True Figure of the Earth
This book was nothing short of informative. It almost felt like a textbook in terms of the information given within the story. Luckily I enjoy learning about storms and weather so I found this to be extremely interesting and knowledgeable. I definitely learned more about the topic of storms specifically lightning. I would recommend this book to children wanting to gain further understanding of meteorology!
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