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    The history of longitude describes the centuries-long effort by astronomers, cartographers and navigators to discover a means of determining the longitude...
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    Longitude (/ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd/, AU and UK also /ˈlɒŋɡɪ-/) is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the surface of the...
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  • Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is a 1995 best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John...
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    The longitude rewards were the system of inducement prizes offered by the British government for a simple and practical method for the precise determination...
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    The Longitude Act 1714 (13 Ann. c. 14), also known as the Discovery of Longitude at Sea Act 1713, was an act of Parliament of Great Britain passed in...
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    Discovery of the Longitude at Sea, or more popularly Board of Longitude, was a British government body formed in 1714 to administer a scheme of prizes intended...
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    positions directly on Earth as latitude and longitude. It is the simplest, oldest and most widely used type of the various spatial reference systems that...
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    Greenwich Mean Time (category Geography of the Royal Borough of Greenwich)
    explanation, see History of longitude#Chronometers but simplistically, there is a 15° difference of longitude for each hour that the time of local noon differs...
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    John Harrison (category Recipients of the Copley Medal)
    the problem of how to calculate longitude while at sea. Harrison's solution revolutionized navigation and greatly increased the safety of long-distance...
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    Longitude Festival is a music festival that takes place during July every year in Dublin, Ireland. Since 2013, Marlay Park has been home to the festival...
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    latitudes and longitude History of geodesy History of latitude History of longitude Ma Jun Shen Kuo List of explorers Maritime history of the United States...
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    pole Circle of equal altitude Ephemeris Geodetic astronomy GNSS Satellite navigation History of longitude List of proper names of stars List of selected...
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  • Longitude is a 2000 TV drama produced by Granada Television and the A&E Network for Channel 4, first broadcast between 2 and 3 January 2000 in the UK...
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  • des Longitudes (French: [byʁo de lɔ̃ʒityd]) is a French scientific institution, founded by decree of 25 June 1795 and charged with the improvement of nautical...
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    it is a coordinate line for longitudes, a line of longitude. The position of a point along the meridian at a given longitude is given by its latitude, measured...
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    of the horizon. Astrolabe Bris sextant Davis quadrant Gago Coutinho Harold Gatty History of longitude Intercept method Latitude Longitude Longitude by...
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  • Hadley (1682–1744) and Thomas Godfrey (1704–1749). History of geodesy History of longitude History of navigation International Latitude Service Ocean exploration...
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    is an arbitrarily chosen meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°. Together, a prime meridian...
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    Observatory, Greenwich Josef de Mendoza y Ríos John Harrison History of longitude Longitude prize Henry Raper Bowditch's American Practical Navigator Nathaniel...
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  • Longitude LLC is the inventor and distributor of the Longitude Enhanced Pari-Mutuel System™, a pool betting technology platform. The Longitude Enhanced...
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    Time ball (section History)
    offshore to verify the setting of their marine chronometers. Accurate timekeeping is essential to the determination of longitude at sea. Although time balls...
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    Section: History of longitude § Land surveying and telegraphy. The telegraph was very important for sending time signals to determine longitude, providing...
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    coordinates to locations on the surface of the Earth. Like the traditional method of latitude and longitude, it is a horizontal position representation...
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    third of New South Wales was controlled by fewer than 2,000 pastoralists. In 1825, the western boundary of New South Wales was extended to longitude 129°...
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    Zodiac (redirect from Signs of the Zodiac)
    ecliptic into 12 equal parts, called "signs", each occupying 30° of celestial longitude. These signs roughly correspond to the astronomical constellations...
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    to celestial longitude. Under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this area from around December 22 to January 19. Capricorn is one of the three earth...
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    specifically around the intersection of latitude 29°N and longitude 98°E, the point of confluence of the lands of southwest China, Tibet, north Myanmar...
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    development during this period of accurate marine chronometers required in celestial navigation to determine longitude during sea voyages produced many...
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    celestial longitude. The Sun transits this sign on average between September 22 and October 23. The symbol of the scales is based on the Scales of Justice...
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    the art and science of mapmaking History of longitude – Record of humanity's attempts to find east-west position on Earth Longitude Prize – 2014 British...
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