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DescriptionMètre étalon (36, rue de Vaugirard, Paris).jpg
English: Public meter standard by Chalgrin from 18th century (36, rue de Vaugirard, 6th arrondissement of Paris, near the Luxembourg Palace). The public could bring meter rulers and check if they were accurate. A bar that just fit between the end stops was exactly one meter.
Français : Mètre étalon par Chalgrin, XVIIIe siècle (36, rue de Vaugirard, 6e arrondissement de Paris, près du Palais du Luxembourg)
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