French Geodesic Mission to Peru
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The French Geodesic Mission to Peru was an 18th-century scientific expedition sent by the French Academy of Sciences to measure a degree of latitude near the equator in order to determine the shape of the Earth.
All labels observed (1)
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| French Geodesic Mission to Peru canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Geodesic Mission to Peru Context triple: [Joseph de Jussieu, participantIn, French Geodesic Mission to Peru]
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French Geodesic Mission to Lapland
The French Geodesic Mission to Lapland was an 18th-century scientific expedition that measured a meridian arc near the Arctic Circle to test the Earth's shape and confirm Newton's theory of an oblate spheroid.
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B.
Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator
Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator is a classic 19th-century travel and mountaineering narrative by Edward Whymper, detailing his explorations and scientific observations in the Andean regions near the equator.
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Japanese–Peruvian archaeological missions
Japanese–Peruvian archaeological missions are collaborative research teams from Japan and Peru that conduct joint excavations and studies at important archaeological sites in Peru.
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Gaselee Expedition
The Gaselee Expedition was an international military relief force led by British General Sir Alfred Gaselee in 1900 to lift the siege of foreign legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
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Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent is Alexander von Humboldt’s monumental multi-volume scientific and travel narrative documenting his explorations in the Americas and laying foundations for modern biogeography and ecology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Geodesic Mission to Peru Target entity description: The French Geodesic Mission to Peru was an 18th-century scientific expedition sent by the French Academy of Sciences to measure a degree of latitude near the equator in order to determine the shape of the Earth.
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A.
French Geodesic Mission to Lapland
The French Geodesic Mission to Lapland was an 18th-century scientific expedition that measured a meridian arc near the Arctic Circle to test the Earth's shape and confirm Newton's theory of an oblate spheroid.
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B.
Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator
Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator is a classic 19th-century travel and mountaineering narrative by Edward Whymper, detailing his explorations and scientific observations in the Andean regions near the equator.
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C.
Japanese–Peruvian archaeological missions
Japanese–Peruvian archaeological missions are collaborative research teams from Japan and Peru that conduct joint excavations and studies at important archaeological sites in Peru.
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D.
Gaselee Expedition
The Gaselee Expedition was an international military relief force led by British General Sir Alfred Gaselee in 1900 to lift the siege of foreign legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
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E.
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent is Alexander von Humboldt’s monumental multi-volume scientific and travel narrative documenting his explorations in the Americas and laying foundations for modern biogeography and ecology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century expedition
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geodesic mission ⓘ scientific expedition ⓘ |
| aimedToTest |
Gian Domenico Cassini’s theory of a prolate spheroid Earth
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Isaac Newton’s theory of an oblate spheroid Earth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
French Geodesic Expedition to Peru
NERFINISHED
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French Geodesic Mission to the Equator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Spanish Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish naval officers ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith | French Geodesic Mission to Lapland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| endTime | 1744 ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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cartography ⓘ geodesy ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
determine the shape of the Earth
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measure a degree of latitude near the equator ⓘ test competing theories of Earth’s figure ⓘ |
| ledBy |
Charles Marie de La Condamine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierre Bouguer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Quito region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Ecuador ⓘ |
| member |
Antonio de Ulloa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jorge Juan y Santacilia NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Godin NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro Vicente Maldonado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePublication |
Journal du voyage fait par ordre du roi à l’équateur (by Charles Marie de La Condamine)
NERFINISHED
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La figure de la terre (by Pierre Bouguer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | French Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 18th-century geodesic campaigns ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
astronomical observations of the southern sky
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confirmation that Earth is flattened at the poles ⓘ ethnographic observations of Andean peoples ⓘ important geodetic data for mapmaking ⓘ improved estimates of Earth’s size ⓘ more accurate value for the length of a degree of latitude at the equator ⓘ natural history observations in South America ⓘ |
| significance |
helped resolve the debate over Earth’s figure in favor of Newtonian theory
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major milestone in international scientific cooperation ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1735 ⓘ |
| usedInstrument |
measuring rods
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pendulum clock ⓘ quadrant ⓘ zenith sector ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
astronomical observations
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triangulation ⓘ |
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