by Denis Guedj · Ediciones Península · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483071311
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«La medida del mundo: El mediano» is the historical novel by Denis Guedj, published by Ediciones Península in paperback (352 pages, in Spanish).
In June 1792, during the French Revolution, astronomers Pierre Méchain and Jean-Baptiste Delambre are tasked with precisely measuring the meridian joining Dunkerque and Barcelona. The expedition, full of obstacles and suspicion, becomes a scientific adventure through towers, mountains and roads.
It belongs to the Histórica collection (volume 15), is a translation from French by Manuel Serrat Crespo and was published in Barcelona.
For readers interested in the French Revolution, the history of science and travel narratives with historical figures.
Denis Guedj was a French novelist and a professor of the History of Science at Paris VIII University. He was born in Setif. He spent many years devising courses and games to teach adults and children math. He is the author of Numbers: The Universal Language and of the novel The Parrot's Theorem. He died in Paris.
