Longitude
noun
Longitude is an imaginary line on the earth's surface that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
The city of London is located at 0 degrees longitude.
Often appears as...
- prime meridian longitude
- longitude coordinates
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Technical
noun
In astronomy, longitude is the celestial equivalent of latitude, measuring angles east or west of the Prime Meridian.
The planet Mars is currently at a longitude of 26 degrees East.
Often appears as...
- celestial longitude
- longitude of ascension
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Academic
noun
Longitude is an imaginary line on the earth's surface that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
The city of London is located at 0 degrees longitude.
Often appears as...
- prime meridian longitude
- longitude coordinates
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In astronomy, longitude is the celestial equivalent of latitude, measuring angles east or west of the Prime Meridian.
The planet Mars is currently at a longitude of 26 degrees East.
Often appears as...
- celestial longitude
- longitude of ascension
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Grid
Longitude is part of a grid system used to pinpoint locations on Earth.
To find a place, combine its longitude with its latitude.
Pro Tip 2/3Measure of Distance
One degree of longitude varies in actual distance depending on where you are on the globe.
Degrees of longitude are closer together near the poles.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Zones
Longitude is related to time zones, with each zone generally spanning 15 degrees of longitude.
Countries adjust their clocks based on their longitude.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Grid
Longitude is part of a grid system used to pinpoint locations on Earth.
To find a place, combine its longitude with its latitude.
Pro Tip 2/3Measure of Distance
One degree of longitude varies in actual distance depending on where you are on the globe.
Degrees of longitude are closer together near the poles.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Zones
Longitude is related to time zones, with each zone generally spanning 15 degrees of longitude.
Countries adjust their clocks based on their longitude.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Grid
Longitude is part of a grid system used to pinpoint locations on Earth.
To find a place, combine its longitude with its latitude.
Pro Tip 2/3Measure of Distance
One degree of longitude varies in actual distance depending on where you are on the globe.
Degrees of longitude are closer together near the poles.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Zones
Longitude is related to time zones, with each zone generally spanning 15 degrees of longitude.
Countries adjust their clocks based on their longitude.
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How does math guide our...
made the first device that could measure the angle between the sun and the horizon during the day, called a sextant. Knowing this angle was important, because it could be compared to the angle back in England at the exact same time. Comparing these two angles was necessary to determine the longitude of the ship.
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How The Moon Affects Our...
world as the prime meridian zero degrees longitude the dividing line between the eastern and western hemispheres and the home of Greenwich Mean Time through its telescopes the vast expense of space has been explored and studied so how has the work carried out here and at similar
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Part Ape, Part Human:...
what you did you look at their own home right to see if you're lying naked by the swimming pool I wasn't and then the second thing you do is you start looking at places that are familiar to you and somewhat where along that journey you find that when you type in a longitude
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Face-to-Face with a Bear...
longitude every three hours so I will demonstrate on myself about this oh here we go let's pretend that I am the lucky bear light is able to track my movements and tell exactly where I am now a lot of people may ask you know why is this important
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Can you solve the...
has embarked on a new flying around the world nonstop in a plane of his own design. Able to travel consistently at the incredible speed of one degree longitude around the equator per minute, the plane would take six hours to circle the world.
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A precise, three-word...
but it shouldn't look like the old system. We agreed that addresses were bad. We knew we wanted something very precise, but GPS coordinates, latitude and longitude, were just too complicated. So we divided the world into three-meter squares.
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Mark Pagel: How language...
by their latitude and longitude, it literally draws a map of the world. Our modern world is communicating with itself and with each other more than it has at any time in its past. And that communication, that connectivity around the world,
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Sending a sundial to...
sundial anywhere in the world you can furnish it anything that's not on the dial to tell time is its furniture you can furnish it with here some sailboats and anchors and here's the traditional latitude and longitude and it's the
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Why every world map is...
He created a world map proportioned so these curved navigational routes would be straight, passing through every line of longitude at the same angle and therefore allowing navigators to set a constant bearing—
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Geographic Bee 2010 - CA...
infrastructure everything not just what's the capital or what's the longitude and latitude it's a very diverse subject and most importantly have fun if you were to visit my
Video examples
How does math guide our...
made the first device that could measure the angle between the sun and the horizon during the day, called a sextant. Knowing this angle was important, because it could be compared to the angle back in England at the exact same time. Comparing these two angles was necessary to determine the longitude of the ship.
Video examples
How The Moon Affects Our...
world as the prime meridian zero degrees longitude the dividing line between the eastern and western hemispheres and the home of Greenwich Mean Time through its telescopes the vast expense of space has been explored and studied so how has the work carried out here and at similar
Video examples
Part Ape, Part Human:...
what you did you look at their own home right to see if you're lying naked by the swimming pool I wasn't and then the second thing you do is you start looking at places that are familiar to you and somewhat where along that journey you find that when you type in a longitude
Video examples
Face-to-Face with a Bear...
longitude every three hours so I will demonstrate on myself about this oh here we go let's pretend that I am the lucky bear light is able to track my movements and tell exactly where I am now a lot of people may ask you know why is this important
Video examples
Can you solve the...
has embarked on a new flying around the world nonstop in a plane of his own design. Able to travel consistently at the incredible speed of one degree longitude around the equator per minute, the plane would take six hours to circle the world.
Video examples
A precise, three-word...
but it shouldn't look like the old system. We agreed that addresses were bad. We knew we wanted something very precise, but GPS coordinates, latitude and longitude, were just too complicated. So we divided the world into three-meter squares.
Video examples
Mark Pagel: How language...
by their latitude and longitude, it literally draws a map of the world. Our modern world is communicating with itself and with each other more than it has at any time in its past. And that communication, that connectivity around the world,
Video examples
Sending a sundial to...
sundial anywhere in the world you can furnish it anything that's not on the dial to tell time is its furniture you can furnish it with here some sailboats and anchors and here's the traditional latitude and longitude and it's the
Video examples
Why every world map is...
He created a world map proportioned so these curved navigational routes would be straight, passing through every line of longitude at the same angle and therefore allowing navigators to set a constant bearing—
Video examples
Geographic Bee 2010 - CA...
infrastructure everything not just what's the capital or what's the longitude and latitude it's a very diverse subject and most importantly have fun if you were to visit my
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Ken Jennings
American Celebrity
People are using GPS systems to find millions of little hidden objects throughout the world - often as simple as a piece of Tupperware hidden in the woods. You go to a website, you get the latitude and longitude to get the specific location of a certain specific hiding space, and then you go there and see if you can find it.
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Christopher Columbus
Italian Explorer
I propose to construct a new chart for navigating, on which I shall delineate all the sea and lands of the Ocean in their proper positions under their bearings; and further, I propose to prepare a book, and to put down all as it were in a picture, by latitude from the equator, and western longitude.
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Dennis Crowley
American Businessman
People used to pooh-pooh the idea of a check-in, saying that this wasn't interesting. But when you have 3 billion of those data points, you can take any latitude and longitude anywhere in the world, and I'll tell you what is interesting now, 20 minutes from now, and 6 hours from now.
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William Lloyd Garrison
American Journalist
Surely, nothing can be more dangerous than the doctrine that the moral obligations of men change with the latitude and longitude of a place.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
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Ken Jennings
American Celebrity
People are using GPS systems to find millions of little hidden objects throughout the world - often as simple as a piece of Tupperware hidden in the woods. You go to a website, you get the latitude and longitude to get the specific location of a certain specific hiding space, and then you go there and see if you can find it.
Quote examples
Christopher Columbus
Italian Explorer
I propose to construct a new chart for navigating, on which I shall delineate all the sea and lands of the Ocean in their proper positions under their bearings; and further, I propose to prepare a book, and to put down all as it were in a picture, by latitude from the equator, and western longitude.
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Dennis Crowley
American Businessman
People used to pooh-pooh the idea of a check-in, saying that this wasn't interesting. But when you have 3 billion of those data points, you can take any latitude and longitude anywhere in the world, and I'll tell you what is interesting now, 20 minutes from now, and 6 hours from now.
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William Lloyd Garrison
American Journalist
Surely, nothing can be more dangerous than the doctrine that the moral obligations of men change with the latitude and longitude of a place.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.
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