Méridien zéro c. 1667 - 1911
Arago's markers. Look for them! To verify your find e-mail me
what they are. Don't post your answer here even if encypted,
answers found using the internet rather than visiting with a GPS
will not be accepted.
This is the world's old zero longitude. France did not adopt the
new 'zero longitude' (Greenwich 1884) until 1911.
Observatoire de Paris
Louis XIV asked Colbert to build an observatory. Plans drawn up
by Claude Perrault, it was started on 21. June 1667 and completed
in 1672. For scientific reasons the building contains no iron, and
for fire safety reasons, contains no wood.
Also visit the Montparnasse Cemetery (close by) and try to find
the grave-site of former president/dictator of Mexico before the
1910 Revolution: Gral.
Porfirio Diaz!
A great place for a real cache!
Enjoy!
Web Sites:
www.paris-france.org
www.obspm.fr