Measuring the world
Kehlmann, Daniel, 1975-2007
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Towards the end of the 18th century, naturalist and explorer, Alexander von Humboldt and mathematician and physicist, Carl Friedrich Gauss, set out to measure the world. This novel brings the two eccentric geniuses to life.
Main title:
Measuring the world / Daniel Kehlmann ; translated from the German by Carol Brown Janeway.
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Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2007.
Collation:
259 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Translated from the German.
ISBN:
9781847240453 (hbk)
Dewey class:
833.914
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
1331770