alleryThe metre was first defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from where to where?
AEarth centre to surface
BPole to opposite pole
CParis to London city
DEquator to North Pole
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Equator to North Pole
1. In 1791 the French set the metre from the Earth's size.
2. They used the arc from the equator to the North Pole.
3. That quarter of the circumference is 10 000 km.
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