Measure of the Earth the twilight saga designer of the famous Marshmallow

designer of the famous Marshmallow Test

Focusing on how mathematics is created rather than on mathematical facts

Catherine finds herself at the mercy of feelings she cannot control

” –New York Review of Books

and thrilling defiance from one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in American literature

Measure of the Earth the twilight saga designer of the famous MarshmallowIn the early eighteenth century, at the peak of the Enlightenment, an unlikely team of European scientists and naval officers set out on the world's first international, cooperative scientific expedition. Intent on making precise astronomical measurements at the Equator, they were poised to resolve one of mankind's oldest mysteries: the true shape of the Earth. In Measure of the Earth, award winning science writer Larrie D. Ferreiro tells the full