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10/3/2021
Latitude: The Pioneering International Mission to Measure the Earth
by Nicholas Crane
The scientists and technicians of the Geodetic Mission to the Equator did more than measure a degree of latitude; they showed how a disparate group of human beings from different countries and backgrounds could pool their collective resources and solve problems.
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