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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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  • celestial body. Longitude may also refer to: Longitude rewards, a British inducement prize for a solution to the longitude problem Longitude (book), by Dava...
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    measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude and longitude. It is the simplest, oldest and most widely used of the various spatial...
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  • In celestial mechanics, true longitude is the ecliptic longitude at which an orbiting body could actually be found if its inclination were zero. Together...
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    celestial mechanics, the longitude of the periapsis, also called longitude of the pericenter, of an orbiting body is the longitude (measured from the point...
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    history of longitude describes the centuries-long effort by astronomers, cartographers and navigators to discover a means of determining the longitude of any...
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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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  • 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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  • Mean longitude is the ecliptic longitude at which an orbiting body could be found if its orbit were circular and free of perturbations. While nominally...
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    The longitude of the ascending node, also known as the right ascension of the ascending node, is one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit...
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    ship's longitude at sea. The prizes, established through an Act of Parliament (the Longitude Act) in 1714, were administered by the Board of Longitude. This...
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    The Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea, or more popularly Board of Longitude, was a British government body formed in 1714 to administer...
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    The Cessna Citation Longitude is a business jet produced by Cessna, part of the Cessna Citation family. It remains the largest business jet by Cessna...
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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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    The Longitude Act 1714 was an Act of Parliament of Great Britain passed in July 1714 at the end of the reign of Queen Anne. It established the Board of...
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    Longitude by chronometer is a method, in navigation, of determining longitude using a marine chronometer, which was developed by John Harrison during...
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  • Solar longitude, commonly abbreviated as Ls, is the ecliptic longitude of the Sun, i.e. the position of the Sun on the celestial sphere along the ecliptic...
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  • The Longitude Prize is an inducement prize contest offered by Challenge Works, a social enterprise which was historically part of Nesta, a British lottery...
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    and west of the prime meridian in a geographical coordinate system. The longitude at this line can be given as either east or west. On Earth, the prime...
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  • The Bureau des Longitudes (French: [byʁo de lɔ̃ʒityd]) is a French scientific institution, founded by decree of 25 June 1795 and charged with the improvement...
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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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  • Apparent longitude is celestial longitude corrected for aberration and nutation as opposed to mean longitude. Apparent longitude is used in the definition...
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    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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  • 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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    between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it is convenient for areas in frequent communication to keep...
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    subject to small periodic oscillations. Ecliptic longitude Ecliptic longitude or celestial longitude (symbols: heliocentric l, geocentric λ) measures...
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    called the International Reference Meridian, is the prime meridian (0° longitude) maintained by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems...
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  • (secondary coordinates) The meridian 80° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian...
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    Longitude 131° is a luxury resort located just outside the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, within 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)...
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    equator from the Galactic Center. Analogous to terrestrial longitude, galactic longitude is usually measured in degrees (°). Latitude (symbol b) measures...
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