-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
- 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...
-
celestial mechanics, the
longitude of the periapsis, also
called longitude of the pericenter, of an
orbiting body is the
longitude (measured from the point...
- 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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their own
reference longitudes as a standard,
although the world’s
navigators have
generally come to
accept the
reference longitudes tabulated by the British...
- The
Longitude Act 1714 was an Act of
Parliament of
Great Britain p****ed in July 1714 at the end of the
reign of
Queen Anne. It
established the
Board of...
- The
Commissioners for the
Discovery of the
Longitude at Sea, or more po****rly
Board of
Longitude, was a
British government body
formed in 1714 to administer...
- 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...
