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Re: Looking for a book title
From: RS Peterson
Date: 2003 Sep 24, 18:13 -0500
From: RS Peterson
Date: 2003 Sep 24, 18:13 -0500
Also try "Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy" by Andro Linklater. Just the kind that CelNav geeky types like us eat with a spoon. Followed by "Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America" by Edwin Danson. On Wednesday 24 September 2003 01:22 pm, Vic Fraenckel wrote: > I saw a book for sale in our local Barnes and Noble that I should have > bought. Now I cannot remember the title. Perhaps someone on this list could > help. The book was a NEW title concerning the French expeditions that were > sent out back in the 18th century to measure the latitude arc lengths in > the artic and tropics to support the definition of the meter. > -- Robert S. Peterson 31 N Alfred, Elgin IL 60123 USA 847/697-6491 Compass Adjusting for Lake Michigan navigators since 1985 Physics @ Bartlett HS e-mail: rpeterson(at)enc.k12.il.us