...historically the french used the Paris meridian for a long time before switching to the std one. So people don't get confused here, the french are in no way going to use the Paris meridian again, they're just celebrating it:) (And btw even though I live in france I haven't heard about this story at all)
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this calls for a quote:
"If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve..." Jello Biafra
...historically the french used the Paris meridian for a long time before switching to the std one. :)
So people don't get confused here, the french are in no way going to use the Paris meridian again, they're just celebrating it
(And btw even though I live in france I haven't heard about this story at all)