Full Meridian of Glory Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Murdin, Paul (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Copernicus, 2009.
• Θέματα: Physics.; History.; Geophysics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Popular works.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; History of Science.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Popular Science, general.

The Paris Meridian is the name of the line running north-south through the astronomical observatory in Paris. One of the original intentions behind the founding of the Paris Observatory was to determine and measure this line. To that end, the French government financed the Paris Academy of Sciences...