The Paris Meridian Arc Length and Definition of the Metre
oleh: Miljenko Solarić, Nikola Solarić
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Croatian Cartographic Society 2013-12-01 |
Deskripsi
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.