Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific research
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1737
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
expedition to Lapland
|
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Alexis_Clairaut
gptkb:Pierre_Charles_Le_Monnier gptkb:Anders_Celsius gptkb:Pierre_Louis_Maupertuis gptkb:Charles_Étienne_Louis_Camus gptkb:Reginald_Outhier |
| gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
measure the shape of the Earth
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
geodesy
meridian arc measurement expedition to Peru |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
confirmation of Earth's oblate spheroid shape
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1736
|
| gptkbp:tookPlaceIn |
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Lapland |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pierre_Louis_Maupertuis
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|