Measurement of a meridian arc

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
surveyor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Measurement of a meridian arc
gptkbp:method astronomer
triangulation
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Arc_of_the_Meridian_(Greenwich)
gptkb:French_meridian_arc
gptkb:Struve_Geodetic_Arc
gptkbp:relatedTo Earth's circumference
Earth's shape
Earth's size
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Delambre
gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
Jean Picard
gptkbp:usedFor cartography
mapping
defining the metre
determining Earth's flattening
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anders_Celsius
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6