The history of longitude describes the centuries-long effort by astronomers, cartographers and navigators to discover a means of determining the longitude...

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...

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...

The longitude rewards were the system of inducement prizes offered by the British government for a simple and practical method for the precise determination...

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...

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...

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...

the problem of how to calculate longitude while at sea. Harrison's solution revolutionized navigation and greatly increased the safety of long-distance...

Hadley (1682–1744) and Thomas Godfrey (1704–1749). History of geodesy History of longitude History of navigation International Latitude Service Ocean exploration...

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...

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...

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...

pole Circle of equal altitude Ephemeris Geodetic astronomy GNSS Satellite navigation History of longitude List of proper names of stars List of selected...

of the horizon. Astrolabe Bris sextant Davis quadrant Gago Coutinho Harold Gatty History of longitude Intercept method Latitude Longitude Longitude by...

Section: History of longitude § Land surveying and telegraphy. The telegraph was very important for sending time signals to determine longitude, providing...

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...

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...

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...

lacking a chronometer used the method of lunar distances to determine Greenwich time as a key step in determining longitude. Conversely, a mariner with a chronometer...

is an arbitrarily chosen meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°. On a spheroid, a prime...

of Werner's role in development of the algorithm. History of longitude Howard Eves, An Introduction to the History of Mathematics, Sixth Edition, p. 309...

in the zodiac, originating from the constellation of Scorpius. It spans 210–240° ecliptic longitude. Under the tropical zodiac (most commonly used in...

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...

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°...

see History of India. Also see the list of governors-general of India, list of prime ministers of India and list of years in India. Chronology of Tamil...

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...

development during this period of accurate marine chronometers required in celestial navigation to determine longitude during sea voyages produced many...

ecliptic into 12 equal parts, called "signs", each occupying 30° of celestial longitude. These signs roughly correspond to the astronomical constellations...

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...

23 and August 22, and the sign spans the 120th to 150th degree of celestial longitude. Leo is associated with fire, accompanied by Aries and Sagittarius...