French Academy Defines the Meter
Detailed Account
The French Academy defines the meter as 1/10,000,000 of the Earth's quadrant (pole to equator). This means c = 299,792,458 m/s is really c = 299,792,458 x (Earth_quadrant / 10^7) per second. The pyramid latitude (29.9792458°) = c / 10^7. Therefore: Pyramid_latitude = c / Earth_quadrant. The pyramid sits where the speed of light, measured in Earth-units, points to it. The French had no idea they were completing a 4,500-year-old equation.
Geographic Context
Location
Paris, France
Latitude
48.856600° N
Longitude
2.352200° E