SMITH / Guayaquil / Paris / Quito / Washington / D.C. / /
Continent
America / South America / Americas / /
Country
Peru / France / United States / Panama / United Kingdom / Morocco / / /
Event
Person Travel / / /
IndustryTerm
rubber / metal toise / /
NaturalFeature
Lake Erie / Andes / Lake Superior / Mt Pitchincha / /
Organization
Spanish navy / French Academy / Academy of Sciences / International Congress Washington / International Institution for History of Surveying & Measurement / /
Person
Pierre Maupertuis / Jorge Juan / La Condamine / Louis Godin / Ulloa / Pierre Bouguer / Jean Richer / Isaac Newton / Jim R. Smith / J.D. Cassini / Alexis Clairaut / Anders Celsius / / /
Position
economist / Captain / astronomer / Secretary / Ambassador / wealthy tax collector / Governor / Professor / Professor of Hydrography / lawyer / member / /
The Meridian Arc Measurement in Peru 1735 – 1745 Jim R. SMITH, United Kingdom Key words: Peru. Meridian. Arc. Triangulation. ABSTRACT: