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Peirce Geodetic Monument : ウィキペディア英語版 | Peirce Geodetic Monument
The Peirce Geodetic Monument is a marker honoring the late American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (pronounced "purse"). It is located on Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, and was installed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. National Geodetic Survey.〔 ==Description== The Peirce Geodetic Monument is made of brass and black granite.〔 It is cylindrical in shape, 3 feet tall and 1.5 feet in diameter, with a top that tapers to a point topped with a metal disc. A metal grating 6 feet in diameter surrounds the base in two sections. A plaque commemorating Charles Sanders Peirce is included on the side of the monument. A second plaque is located on the concrete bench behind the monument and describes the sculpture's functionality as a geodetic marker. The monument's metal top piece includes inscriptions of the exact latitude, longitude, and altitude that is useful for map creators, architects, landscapers, engineers, and scientists. There are other markers by the Indianapolis government buildings, but the Peirce marker "will serve as a vertical and horizontal reference point".〔
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