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The work to measure the meridian with the highest possible precision was in itself a fascinating multi-year ordeal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_measuremen
by japanuspus 3y ago
The work to measure the meridian with the highest possible precision was in itself a fascinating multi-year ordeal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_measurement_of_Delambre_and_M%C3%A9chain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_measurement_of_Delambre_an....
- mrciacco 3y agoA nice novel about it is Denis Guedj's "La Méridienne". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Guedj https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Guedj