On this day in 1667 - June 21st - the meridian line of the Paris Observatory was engraved.
It was decided that the observatory should be built so that the Paris meridian passed through the center of the building, dividing it into two symmetrical parts. Built by order of King Louis XIV, the Paris Observatory was the first national observatory.
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