Mapping the meridian
There is some fascinating detail here about how the metre came about - and how the calculators got it wrong.
posted by Anne @ 2:36 pm
Europe 1700-1914
A weblog for students of the Birkbeck, University of London, course 'Europe 1700-1914: A Continent Transformed' created by Dr Anne Stott.
Saturday, November 06, 2010
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