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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-b84ed8af2ee344bc959616a4ef0469ed2022-12-21T23:57:18ZengCroatian Cartographic SocietyKartografija i Geoinformacije1333-896X1848-07132013-12-0112201833583The Paris Meridian Arc Length and Definition of the MetreMiljenko Solarić0Nikola Solarić1University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy, Kačićeva 26, HR-10000 ZagrebUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy, Kačićeva 26, HR-10000 ZagrebPierre 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.http://kig.kartografija.hr/index.php/kig/article/view/618meridian arc length, Paris meridian, surveying, trigonometric chain, definition of length in the International System of Units, metre |
| spellingShingle | Miljenko Solarić Nikola Solarić The Paris Meridian Arc Length and Definition of the Metre Kartografija i Geoinformacije meridian arc length, Paris meridian, surveying, trigonometric chain, definition of length in the International System of Units, metre |
| title | The Paris Meridian Arc Length and Definition of the Metre |
| title_full | The Paris Meridian Arc Length and Definition of the Metre |
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| title_short | The Paris Meridian Arc Length and Definition of the Metre |
| title_sort | paris meridian arc length and definition of the metre |
| topic | meridian arc length, Paris meridian, surveying, trigonometric chain, definition of length in the International System of Units, metre |
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