Arago Portrait circa 1824 and Paris Meridian Medallions
Before the Greenwich meridian became the prime meridian of the world, along with others, the Paris meridian was also recognized. The below medallions are found in Paris to commemorate François Jean Dominique Arago’s (1786–1853) scientific contributions and follow the Paris meridian.
François Jean Dominique Arago Portrait 1824 by Ambroise Tardieu
from Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, Cuvier, Frédéric Georges, 1773-1838
Arago Paris Meridian Medallion
by Glindsay65 via Flickr
François Jean Dominique Arago Name on the Eiffel Tower
by Victor R. Ruiz
Arago Paris Meridian Medallion
at Quai Voltaire by Jean-François