Kershaw, Michael (Author)
I examine the contribution of geodesy to techniques and standards of precision length measurement. That allows rediscovery of the original, geodetic, purpose of the Metre Convention of 1875. The International Metre created by that convention is shown to be the first global étalon of length. I emphasise the role of the coherence of the web of measurement in the context of change in standards.
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