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For a while, France had its own prime meridian with 0 degrees passing of course through Paris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_meridian https://en.wikipedia

by gumby 1mo ago

For a while, France had its own prime meridian with 0 degrees passing of course through Paris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_meridian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_meridian

globular-toast 1mo ago
It still does. I have one going through my house too. The problem is nobody else knows or cares about those meridians. It's quite fortunate the US didn't invent its own, what with its zeal for being different. We're quite lucky to still have just the one.
- gumby 1mo ago
  Don’t give them ideas!
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