Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis pointing out the length of a degree on the longitude of meridian in Lapland to two people. Etching, 1753.

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1753
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568188i
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Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis pointing out the length of a degree on the longitude of meridian in Lapland to two people. Etching, 1753. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Maupertuis is dressed in furs for polar exploration

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[Leipzig?] : [Müller], 1753.

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1 print : etching ; image and text 19.6 x 15.7 cm

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Wellcome Collection 568188i

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