Survey of the Paris meridian
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
surveyor
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:French_meridian_arc_survey
|
| gptkbp:beganIn |
1669
|
| gptkbp:completedIn |
late 19th century
|
| gptkbp:conductedBy |
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:France
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Survey of the Paris meridian
|
| gptkbp:measuredFrom |
gptkb:Dunkirk
|
| gptkbp:measuredTo |
gptkb:Barcelona
|
| gptkbp:method |
triangulation
|
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Delambre
gptkb:Pierre_Méchain gptkb:César-François_Cassini_de_Thury Jean Picard |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to determine the shape and size of the Earth
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Paris_meridian meridian arc |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
establishment of the metric system
|
| gptkbp:significance |
helped confirm the oblate shape of the Earth
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
definition of the metre
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pierre_Méchain
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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