Bessel ellipsoid of 1841

The reference ellipsoid of which the semimajor axis is 6,377,397.2 meters, the semiminor axis is 6,356,079.0 meters, and the flattening or ellipticity equals 1/299.15. Also known as Bessel spheroid of 1841.

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