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France calculated the meter. The meter was first defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole, through Paris. This definition was adopted by the French Academy of Sciences in 1791.
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In France, during the Revolution, in 1793.
Duple meter
The first caveman who used fire.
There are no records to determine which country first used ships to trade with.
If you must give it a first name, it is sometimes called a 'linear' meter, but that is an unnecessary adjective. If not preceeded by 'square' or 'cubic', a meter is a linear measurement.
Teddy Flack represented Australia at the first Modern Olympic Games held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Flack won gold in the 800 meter and 1500 meter runs.
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The first currency was used in Ancient Greece by the Greeks.
The cotton gin was first used in India.