Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
geodetic measurement
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:the_French_Revolution
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| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
|
| gptkbp:completed |
1806
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| gptkbp:connects |
Dunkirk_to_Barcelona
|
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
scientific journals
|
| gptkbp:established |
geodetic networks
|
| gptkbp:foundedIn |
1792
|
| gptkbp:hasCharacter |
over 600 kilometers
|
| gptkbp:hasFacility |
gptkb:the_Age_of_Enlightenment
advanced instruments French_scientists |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Méchain's meridian arc
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
modern surveying techniques
geodetic standards |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
subsequent geodetic surveys
|
| gptkbp:involved |
geodesy
|
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
international collaboration
|
| gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
its accuracy
|
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
gptkb:the_French_Academy_of_Sciences
subsequent measurements |
| gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
scientific reports
|
| gptkbp:isEngagedIn |
geographers
|
| gptkbp:isExaminedBy |
historical texts
|
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
previous geodetic work
the establishment of geodetic practices |
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
Delambre and Méchain
|
| gptkbp:isNotedFor |
its precision
|
| gptkbp:isRecognizedBy |
the_International_Union_of_Geodesy_and_Geophysics
|
| gptkbp:isRecognizedFor |
geographical measurements
a major scientific achievement a pioneering effort in science the history of measurement |
| gptkbp:isUsedIn |
navigation
|
| gptkbp:isUtilizedIn |
cartography
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
the establishment of the meter
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 10 degrees
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:France
|
| gptkbp:measures |
the_Earth's_curvature
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
the metric system development
|
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
the 19th century
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
determine the length of the meter
|
| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
scientific community
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
improved accuracy in mapping
|
| gptkbp:significance |
contributed to the metric system
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
scientific research
|
| gptkbp:utilizes |
trigonometric methods
|
| gptkbp:visitedBy |
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Joseph_Delambre
|
| gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
standardizing measurements
|
| gptkbp:wasFoundedIn |
the development of geodesy
|
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
the Enlightenment scientific movement
the meridian arc project the metric system's foundation |
| gptkbp:wasSupportedBy |
government funding
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