Well, sort of. Despite the heroic efforts of the two
astronomers/surveyors, Pierre Mechain and Jean-Baptiste Delambrein
determining the circumference of the earth the standard metre finished
up as a platinum bar which had been prepared in Paris in advance of
their return.
Frank
On 19/03/2012 02:08, David Patte wrote:
I believe the original definition of a kilometer was based on 1/10000
of the distance from a pole to the equator.
metre was On 2012-03-18 21:52, Hank de Wit wrote:
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