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Lilaclady

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4. Fascinating book

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 8, 2024, 05:53 AM

Apr 8

It’s an interesting book, I didn’t watch the movie. If you like that book you may like The Measure of All Things by Ken Adler. It tells how two French astronomers set out in 1792 to measure the world and how the meter came to be.

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So here I am, minding my own business, reading a book about [View all] RockRaven Apr 8 OP

Ewwwww NJCher Apr 8 #1

Don't leave us hanging! True Dough Apr 8 #2

A book about the making of the Oxford English Dictionary? IcyPeas Apr 8 #3

Fascinating book Lilaclady Apr 8 #4

It is about the OED, but not that one. It is called RockRaven Apr 8 #5