The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the World (2002)
Alder, Ken (Author)
Free Press
Physical Details: x + 422 pp., illus.; bib.; index
Language: English
Review Bennett, Seton (2003) Review of "The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the World". Physics World.
Review Gingerich, Owen (2003) Review of "The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the World". Journal for the History of Astronomy (p. 464).
Review Débarbat, Suzanne (2006) Review of "The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the World". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 553).
Review Burnett, D. Graham (2003) Review of "The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the World". American Scientist (p. 166).
Review Fara, Patricia (2003) Review of "The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the World". Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science (p. 350).
Review Gooday, Graeme (2004) Review of "The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the World". British Journal for the History of Science (p. 474).
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