Episode 3.38: Digression-For All Men, For All Time

In this episode we take a look at the history of the development of the metric system out of the French Revolution and the roles of Jerome Lalande, Pierre Mechain and Jean Baptiste Delambre in conducting the Meridian Survey of 1792.

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Borda Repeating Circle

Repeating Circle Angle Double Illustration

Map of Survey Triangles of 1792 Meridian Survey (source: Ken Alder)

 

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