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  • all is the extent  

    Measuring the World (Paperback)
    Clear writing, seasoned with melted brief dialogues in the clear stream of the well documented story. Kehlmann distills his way with words to suit somewhat ironic anecdotes. It tells the story of men particularly original to interest the reader to op
  • Humboldt and Gauss: two amazing characters  

    Measuring the World (Paperback)
    A novel that makes the double biography of Gauss, the mathematician, "engineering model", and Alexander von Humboldt, and original scientific tireless adventurer. Racondé by a succession of amusing anecdotes, these two portraits are brushed at a
  • An easy to read novel and smart enough  

    Measuring the World (Paperback)
    This novel describes the parallel destinies of Humbolt, explorer, and Gauss, mathematician. The author describes in a pleasant style adventures of the respective historical celebrities. One is a champion of induction and travels the world tirelessly;