Well, sort of. Despite the heroic efforts of the two
astronomers/surveyors, Pierre Mechain and Jean-Baptiste Delambrein
determining the circumference of the earth the standard metre finished
up as a platinum bar which had been prepared in Paris in advance of
their return.
Frank
On 19/03/2012
Hello Axel,
I think you have made a mistake with the number 40231.264 (miles?).
If you take the formula for size of a latitude degree, as you stated:
dx/d theta = 111.133+0.559*cos(2*theta) km per degree latitude
if we integrate this formula with respect to theta from 0 to 360
X =
Sorry
40.231.264 Kilometers
best regards Hank
Axel
From: h.de...@bom.gov.au
To: atg...@hotmail.com; sundial@uni-koeln.de
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:52:18 +1100
Subject: RE: Eratosthenes [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Hello Axel,
I think you have made a mistake with the number 40231.264 (miles
I believe the original definition of a kilometer was based on 1/1 of
the distance from a pole to the equator.
metre was On 2012-03-18 21:52, Hank de Wit wrote:
Hello Axel,
I think you have made a mistake with the number 40231.264 (miles?).
If you take the formula for size of a latitude
