Principal Characters | p. ix |
Introduction: The Baseline at Yaruquí | p. xiii |
The Problem of the Earth's Shape | p. 1 |
Preparations for the Mission | p. 31 |
Finding Quito | p. 61 |
Degree of Difficulty | p. 91 |
City of Kings | p. 117 |
The Triangles of Peru | p. 129 |
Death and the Surgeon | p. 163 |
The War of Jenkins's Ear | p. 179 |
The Dance of the Stars | p. 197 |
The Impossible Return | p. 223 |
A World Revealed | p. 247 |
Epilogue: The Children of the Equator | p. 273 |
Afterword | p. 289 |
A Note on Language | p. 293 |
Units of Measure and Currency | p. 295 |
Acknowledgments | p. 297 |
Notes | p. 299 |
Index | p. 339 |
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