How Struve and Tenner Started the Work of Their Life

The great Russian-Scandinavian arc measurement was initiated by two men: F. G. W. Struve and C. F. Tenner. When they decided to join their endeavours, they both had obtained a substantial experience - Struve had completed the Livonia triangulation and he had measured the meridian arc from Jekabpils...

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Main Authors: Viik T., Randjärv J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2011-06-01
Series:Open Astronomy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0280