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English: Plate from Dégré du méridien entre Paris et Amiens, déterminé par la mesure de M. Picard, et par les observations de Mrs de Maupertuis, Clairaut, Camus, Le Monnier... D'ou l'on déduit la figure de la terre, par la comparaison de ce dégré avec celui qui a été mesuré au cercle polaire.
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Author Picard, Jean (1620-1682); Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (1698-1759); Category:Pierre-Charles Lemonnier (1715-1799)

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