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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 Earth, or another celestial body. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees and denoted by the Greek letter lambda (λ). Meridians are imaginary semicircular lines running from pole to pole…

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Length of a degree of longitude

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Longitude

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Longitude

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related to The Chronometer · 35
Longitude → Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne, Board, Britain, British, Central, China, Chronometers, Cooke, Europe, European, Geodetic Survey, Harrison, In, It, Japan, John Harrison, Longitude Act, Lunar, Morse, North America
related to history · 26
Longitude → AD, After, Alexandria, Antakya, Battānī, BC, Britain, Canary Islands, Claudius Ptolemy, Earth, Europe, For, Greek, He, Hindu, Hipparchus, His, Mediterranean, Middle East, Muslim
related to External links · 21
Longitude → And Latitude Of Points, Archived, Board, Board's, Cambridge Digital Library, Dava Sobel's Longitude, Degree Of Latitude And, InterestLength Of, Longitude CalculatorEsame, Longitude Collection, Museo Galileo, November, On Cartographic Coordinates, Planets, Resources, Rotational Elements, Satellites Archived, TLS, Vespucci, Wayback Machine
related to Further reading · 14
Longitude → Andrews, Cambridge, Derek, Discovery, Greenwich Time, Harvard University Press, Howse, ISBN, Ltd, Massachusetts, OCLC, Philip Wilson Publishers, The Quest, William
related to Values · 7
Longitude → An, Degrees, Each, Earth, For, Prime Meridian, The Greek
see also · 6
Longitude → American Practical NavigatorCardinal, Area CodeNavigationOrders, Day BeforeLatitudeMeridian, Geodetic System, Island, LongitudeRight
related to Determination · 5
Longitude → Historically, See, The, Thus, With
related to Length of a degree of longitude · 5
Longitude → Delta, Earth, For, The, When

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time meridian latitude used navigation also two lunar method position chronometers east century prime length degree earth west use accurate

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Longituderelated to DeterminationThe0.60section
Longituderelated to DeterminationWith0.60section
Longituderelated to DeterminationThus0.60section
Longituderelated to DeterminationHistorically0.60section
Longituderelated to DeterminationSee0.60section
Longituderelated to External linksResources0.60section
Longituderelated to External linksArchived0.60section
Longituderelated to External linksWayback MachineIAU/IAG Working Group0.60section
Longituderelated to External linksOn Cartographic Coordinates0.60section
Longituderelated to External linksRotational Elements0.60section
Longituderelated to External linksPlanets0.60section
Longituderelated to External linksSatellites Archived0.60section

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