Gaussstein (Garlste)

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Gauss stone in Schmidt's pines
Section of the 10 Deutsche Mark note with “Garlste” as the measuring point

The Gaußstein Garlste is a listed Gaußstein in Garlstedt in Lower Saxony . It was used as a surveying pillar by the mathematician and geodesist Carl Friedrich Gauß in 1824 and 1825 .

The Gauss stone is a cuboid made of gray sandstone with a height of 1.46 m. The sides are 29 cm wide. The stone bears the inscription “Königl. Hannovr. Country. Survey 1828 ".

The Gauss stone served as a survey point in the course of the survey of the Kingdom of Hanover . It is 48.9  m above sea level. NN on the forest path "An der Forst" in Garlstedt, which was previously called "Garlste". A section of the surveying network with "Garlste" as a trigonometric point is shown on the last 10 Deutsche Mark note , which was legal tender from 1991 to 2001.

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Coordinates: 53 ° 15 '52 "  N , 8 ° 43' 4"  E