Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text

The text related to the cultural heritage 'Struve Geodetic Arc' has mentioned 'World' in the following places:
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The determination of the size and shape of the world was one of the most important problems of natural philosophy since at least the 4th century B.C.
The development, in the 16th century, of a measurement system called xe2x80x9ctriangulationxe2x80x9d improved the ability to determine the size and shape of the world.
Criterion (ii): The first accurate measuring of a long segment of a meridian, helping in the establishment of the exact size and shape of the world exhibits an important step in the development of earth sciences.
Criterion (vi): The measuring of the arc and its results are directly associated with humans wondering about their world, its shape and size.
It is linked with Sir Isaac Newtonxe2x80x99s theory that the world is not an exact sphere.