 | Philosophy - 2000 - 580 pages
...The French introduced the METRIC SYSTEM in 1 799 in which the unit of length, the METER, was taken as one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole. The unit of mass was the GRAM, defined as the mass of a cubic centimeter of water. The metric system... | |
 | Richard J. Rezba, Constance Sprague, Ronald Fiel - Science - 2003 - 322 pages
...metric comes from the base unit of length in the system, the meter. The meter was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the north pole along a meridian that passes through France. Two spellings of meter (and also liter) are recognized... | |
 | John T. Moore, Ed.D. - Science - 2010 - 308 pages
...meter, which is about 3.28 feet, or about 10 percent longer than a yard. The meter was first defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole. A bar of platinum-iridium alloy was inscribed with two marks 1 meter apart. This bar was carefully... | |
 | Christopher G. De Pree, Ph.D. - Science - 2010 - 208 pages
...Length The fundamental unit of length in the metric system is the meter (m). Originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole in 1799, the standard meter was internationally defined as the length of a bar of platinum alloy kept... | |
 | Schuyler Erle, Rich Gibson, Jo Walsh - Computers - 2005 - 564 pages
...precision in terms of geographical position. The original definition of a meter was 1/10, 000, 000th (one ten-millionth) of the distance from the equator to the North Pole by way of Paris. So 1 meter is equal to 90 degrees divided by 10,000,000— or 0.000009 degrees. A... | |
 | Robert Jen - Games & Activities - 2006 - 361 pages
...World Team Tennis final in 1975. Question #957 - Math/Science What length was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole? a) Centimeter b) Kilometer c) Meter d) Millimeter Answer #945 - Math/Science b) Magnesium •®- Potassium... | |
 | Robert Jen - Games & Activities - 2006 - 361 pages
...impersonation of a zit. Question #669 - Math/Science What unit of measure was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole? Answer #657 - Math/Science Brass «*• The zinc distinguishes it from other types of bronze. Question... | |
 | United States. War Department - Fire control (Gunnery) - 1945 - 224 pages
...Systems Employed in Optics 122. METRIC SYSTEM. a. The meter, which is the basis of the metric system, is intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole, measured on the meridan of the earth. All units of linear measurement of the metric system are... | |
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The meter was intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the north pole, but more careful measurements show that this distance is 10,001,887 meters. 
