Kordusteodoliidi limb oli märkimisväärne selle poolest, et Jean-Baptiste Delambre ja Pierre Méchain kasutasid seda meridiaanikaare mõõtmiseks Dunkerque’ist Barcelonani (vt: Delambre’i ja Méchaini meridiaanikaar).
The repeating circle was notable as being the equal of the great theodolite created by the renowned instrument maker, Jesse Ramsden. It was used to measure the meridian arc from Dunkirk to Barcelona by Jean Baptiste Delambre and Pierre Méchain (see: meridian arc of Delambre and Méchain).
