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longitudes are east of the
prime meridian, and
negative ones are west.
Because of the Earth's rotation,
there is a
close connection between longitude...
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tables with
latitudes and
longitudes, and in some
cases improving the accuracy. The
methods used to
determine most of the
longitudes are not given, but a few...
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their own
reference longitudes as a standard,
although the world’s
navigators have
generally come to
accept the
reference longitudes tabulated by the British...
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measuring and
communicating positions directly on
Earth as
latitude and
longitude. It is the simplest,
oldest and most
widely used type of the
various spatial...
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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...
- 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 p****ed in July...
- 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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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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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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Apparent longitude is
celestial longitude corrected for
aberration and
nutation as
opposed to mean
longitude.
Apparent longitude is used in the definition...
