1736
Lapland Meridian Expedition
Participates in measurements of a meridian arc near the Arctic Circle.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Tornio in Sweden. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Participates in measurements of a meridian arc near the Arctic Circle.
Supports evidence that Earth is flattened at the poles.
Provenance
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