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How was the length of a standard meter defined in the year 1791?

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  • 02-09-2018

Definition

The meter, in 1791, was defined as 1/10,000,000 the distance of the meridian going from the Equator to the North Pole through Paris.  Some experts who have written about this definition, don't mention Paris.

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