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259 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847241146
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Quercus
Publication date: 04 October 2007
Description
Measuring the World recreates the parallel but contrasting lives of two geniuses of the German Enlightenment – the naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt and the mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss. Towards the end of the 18t...
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adventurous: 85%
informative: 60%
funny: 46%
reflective: 32%
inspiring: 23%
lighthearted: 16%
challenging: 10%
relaxing: 7%
emotional: 5%
tense: 5%
sad: 4%
dark: 3%
hopeful: 2%
mysterious: 2%
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Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
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259 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847241146
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Quercus
Publication date: 04 October 2007
Description
Measuring the World recreates the parallel but contrasting lives of two geniuses of the German Enlightenment – the naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt and the mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss. Towards the end of the 18t...
Community Reviews
Moods
adventurous: 85%
informative: 60%
funny: 46%
reflective: 32%
inspiring: 23%
lighthearted: 16%
challenging: 10%
relaxing: 7%
emotional: 5%
tense: 5%
sad: 4%
dark: 3%
hopeful: 2%
mysterious: 2%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings