Wikipedia nonsense - meridian and metre: Difference between revisions
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1) | 1) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_(geography) | ||
A meridian (or line of longitude) is the half of | A meridian (or line of longitude) is the half of | ||
an imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface | an imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface | ||
2) | 2) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_metre | ||
1⁄10,000,000 part of the quarter of a meridian | 1⁄10,000,000 part of the quarter of a meridian | ||
==Output== | ==Output== | ||
From 2: | From 2: |
Latest revision as of 2015-07-31T21:22:25
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Overview
Combining facts from the Wikipedia articles "History of the metre" and "Meridian" yields an earth circumference of around 80000 km.
Input
1) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_(geography)
A meridian (or line of longitude) is the half of an imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface
2) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_metre
1⁄10,000,000 part of the quarter of a meridian
Output
From 2:
1 m = 1⁄10,000,000 of the quarter of a meridian
Insert 1:
1 m = 1⁄10,000,000 of the quarter of a (half of an imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface)
Reduce
1 m = 1⁄10,000,000 of 1/4 of 1/2 of imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface 1 m = 1/80,000,000 of imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface
Reformulate
imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface = 80,000,000 m = 80,000 km
Compare with equator
Compare that with:
Equator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equator Wikipedia Other planets and astronomical bodies have equators similarly defined. Earth's equator is about 40,075 kilometres (24,901 mi) long