the 1/1000000 part of the distance from the equator to the north pole along the longitude passing through Paris is called a what motion
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A new unit of length, the metre was introduced – defined as one ten-millionth of the shortest distance from the North Pole to the equator passing through Paris, assuming an Earth's flattening of 1/334. For practical purposes however, the standard metre was made available in the form of a platinum bar held in Paris.
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