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France adopted the metric system in 1795 and supported research concerning the valid survey of the arc of the meridian to assist in the measurement of the earth's curvature.

From the guide to the Papers concerning the establishment of the metric system, 1792-1796., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

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