how was the meter developed ( as in the meter for measuring with in the metric system)?

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2007-07-11 10:42:02 · 2 answers · asked by shaz 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

Currently the meter is set at the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 seconds. This is the new standard as of 1983.

2007-07-11 11:22:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋

One ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the north pole through Paris.

2007-07-11 17:57:04 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas C 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋