The Paris Meridian Arc Length and Definition of the Metre

Miljenko Solarić; Nikola Solarić

Kartografija i Geoinformacije (Dec 2013)

The Paris Meridian Arc Length and Definition of the Metre

Miljenko Solarić,
Nikola Solarić

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Miljenko Solarić: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy, Kačićeva 26, HR-10000 Zagreb
Nikola Solarić: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy, Kačićeva 26, HR-10000 Zagreb

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 20
pp. 18 – 33

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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.

meridian arc length, Paris meridian, surveying, trigonometric chain, definition of length in the International System of Units, metre

Published in Kartografija i Geoinformacije

ISSN: 1333-896X (Print); 1848-0713 (Online)
Publisher: Croatian Cartographic Society
Country of publisher: Croatia
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Mathematical geography. Cartography: Cartography
Website: http://kig.kartografija.hr

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