The Paris Meridian Arc Length and Definition of the Metre
Pierre François-André Méchain and Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre participated in measuring the Paris meridian arc length in order to determine length of the metre. Jean-Baptiste Biot and François Dominique Jean Arago worked on extending the meridian at a later date.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Croatian Cartographic Society
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Kartografija i Geoinformacije |
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| Online Access: | http://kig.kartografija.hr/index.php/kig/article/view/618 |