Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
surveyor
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Meridian arc of France
|
| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Delambre
gptkb:Pierre_Méchain |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:France
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1798
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
French meridian arc survey
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Barcelona
gptkb:Dunkirk |
| gptkbp:measuredDistance |
meridian arc from Dunkirk to Barcelona
|
| gptkbp:method |
triangulation
|
| gptkbp:notablePublication |
gptkb:Base_du_système_métrique_décimal
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to define the metre
to determine the length of the meridian arc |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:French_Revolution
geodesy history of the metric system |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
definition of the metre
|
| gptkbp:significance |
established the length of the metre as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1792
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Survey_of_the_Paris_meridian
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|