To commemorate Arago an 'invisible monument' was created by Dutch artist, Jan Dibbets, in 1994*. Ostensibly it consists of 135 bronze medallions, each 12cm [4.7"] in diameter, inlaid into the ground along a 9.2km [5.7 mile] stretch of the Paris Meridian Line. I say 'ostensibly' because whilst the 'official' documentation about the monument states that there are 135 medallions, their own Arago Medallion Location List only details 120 items.
One of the 135 bronze medallions of the "Hommage à Arago"
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By dda @ 2006-10-29 04:30:52