The Meridian Column at Hammerfest, Norway.
The Meridian Column at Hammerfest, Norway. The Meridianstotta, surrounded by iron railings, is on the Fuglenes peninsula to the north of the harbour. It is a marble column commemorating the first survey (1816–52) by Russian scientist Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve to determine the arc of the global meridian and thereby calculate the size and shape of the earth. A vertical format negative.
Object Details
| ID: | P92120 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Marine Photo Service |
| Date made: | 1930-1939 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 168 mm x 117 mm |
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