The Figure of Earth
- Episode aired Dec 14, 2006
The story of three French scientists who went to extraordinary lengths to prove that the Earth was not a perfect sphere: Louis Godin, Charles-Marie de La Condamine and Pierre Bouguer.The story of three French scientists who went to extraordinary lengths to prove that the Earth was not a perfect sphere: Louis Godin, Charles-Marie de La Condamine and Pierre Bouguer.The story of three French scientists who went to extraordinary lengths to prove that the Earth was not a perfect sphere: Louis Godin, Charles-Marie de La Condamine and Pierre Bouguer.