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gptkbp:instanceOf
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scientific research
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:French_Geodesic_Expedition_to_the_Equator
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:France
gptkb:Spain
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gptkbp:endDate
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1745
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy
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gptkb:astronomy
cartography
geodesy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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French Geodesic Mission
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gptkbp:ledTo
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gptkb:Charles_Marie_de_La_Condamine
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Quito,_Ecuador
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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death of some members due to tropical diseases
difficulties with local authorities
discovery of cinchona trees
discovery of rubber
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first major international scientific expedition
helped confirm Earth is an oblate spheroid
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gptkbp:organizedBy
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gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:participants
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gptkb:Antonio_de_Ulloa
gptkb:Pierre_Bouguer
gptkb:Joseph_de_Jussieu
gptkb:Jorge_Juan
gptkb:Louis_Godin
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gptkbp:purpose
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measure the length of a degree of latitude at the equator
determine the shape of the Earth
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Lapland_Geodesic_Mission
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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scientific publications
botanical discoveries
improved maps of South America
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:King_Philip_V_of_Spain
gptkb:King_Louis_XV_of_France
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gptkbp:startDate
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1735
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Antonio_de_Ulloa
gptkb:Mitad_del_Mundo
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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