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pl23_theb1641.jpg

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Description

Measuring baseline with wooden rods.French expedition to Peru

Credit

NOAA Central Library

Display Date

1730?

Location

Peru

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey

Geodesy

Triangulation

Baseline & Treverse Measurements

Keywords

Geodesy

Triangulation

Baseline

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