Voyages of Discovery
BBC FOUR
Sunday 8 September 2024 01:20 - 02:20 (60 mins)
Paul Rose tells the story of three Frenchmen's 18th-century scientific mission to Ecuador to settle an international row by measuring the planet's shape. Also in HD. [S,AD]
Mentioned: Condamine, Godin, Quito, Earth, Bouguer, Andes, French, Peru, Seniergue, France, Paris, Sado, La Condamine, Spanish, El Sado, Europe, Couplet, Arturo, Oui, Cassini, Europeans, Unbelievably, Cuenca, Enlightenment, Lima, Larrie Ferreiro, Blimey
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