Geek Atlas - Arago Medallions, France

To mark the UK publication of The Geek Atlas, the author John Graham-Cumming presents a week of videos about places within the book.

In this penultimate presentation of the series, John discusses The Arago Medallions, which mark the meridian that runs through Paris.

This video was made by Craig Smith of O'ReillyGMT, and filmed at the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

http://www.geekatlas.com
http://www.oreillygmt.eu
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596523206
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See also:

Geek Atlas - Horn Antenna, Holmdel, NJ, USA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR2BDsxpsqA

Geek Atlas - Down House, Downes, Kent, UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAJGj12d43k

Geek Atlas - Royal Institution of Great Britain, London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4S9gArAATY

Geek Atlas - No1 Breeder Reactor, Idaho, USA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsZGP9RS1Ls

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