| 单词 | longitude |
| 例句 | She found the longitude of the Atlantic flyway, the migrating route of the birds of the east, and the magnetic field of the earth. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z So working out longitude requires Phobos to set, and working out latitude requires it to be night so I can sight Deneb. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z This discovery presented fundamental difficulties for any account of how the compass worked, but it also raised the exciting possibility that variation might be sufficiently regular for it to be used to measure longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Since longitude was the missing piece of knowledge for oceanic navigators, all the early modern studies of the magnet were alert to the possibility that they might be able to fill this gap. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Then I turn my attention to the longitudes and latitudes on the map’s sides. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Latitude and longitude. I, uh, learned about it in social studies.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “But I’ve got coordinates. Can you input latitude and longitude in this thing?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In an unknown ocean they could determine their latitude, but not their longitude, by observing, night after night, the position of the constellations with respect to the horizon. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As she entered the latitude and longitude of the image, she recognized the numbers. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “At least we know the latitude and longitude of Manila,” Nat said. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Or take the challenge that preoccupied Galileo through a large part of his working life: that of establishing longitude at sea. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Solving the problem of longitude was a universally recognized challenge: indeed, governments had promised enormous rewards for anyone who could succeed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Equation 19 fixed the longitude position of the satellite at time T. Equation A3 accounted for errors in longitude. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Or one could specify that a point was at a certain latitude and longitude and a certain height above sea level. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z On Earth, the earliest way to work out longitude required them to know the exact time, then compare it to the sun's position in the sky. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In social studies, while we were drawing latitude/longitude maps, I opened my notebook and stared at the photo inside—my friend Annabeth on vacation in Washington, D.C. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z As far as his colleagues were concerned, his work was of marginal interest unless it could be shown to result in a method for identifying longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I can input star charts and order you a smoothie, if you want. Of course I can do latitude and longitude!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He kept repeating his latitude and longitude, though he was not on a ship, he was on land—somewhere near Boston, Massachusetts. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I'll have to wait for another Phobos transit to get my longitude, and I'll need to wait for nightfall to sight Deneb for my latitude. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Empire State Building is located at latitude 40 degrees, 44 minutes, 53.977 seconds north; longitude 73 degrees, 59 minutes, 10.812 seconds west. Thank you.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Rough air bounced her back and forth, but she found her longitude again over the New Jersey marshlands. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z And he, Bull Meecham, would turn his boys southeastward, interpret the exact language of latitude and longitude, then drive toward the unarmed fleet. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She flew up the Galapagos longitude, headed straight for El Salvador in line for Wisconsin. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I'll need to navigate with landmarks as well as latitude and longitude. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I plug it into a nasty formula I worked out and I know my longitude. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1714, the British Parliament offered a prize to the person who could solve the longitude puzzle. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Harrison had solved the problem of fixing longitude. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z As for latitude and longitude, my marine knowledge was strictly limited to what lived in the sea and did not extend to what cruised on top of it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I just entered the edge of it, if my latitude and longitude calculations are correct. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When a navigator knows his coordinates—the degree of latitude and degree of longitude he is at—he knows where on the wide, blank ocean he is. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But how does he know the latitude and longitude? Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z With that information, longitude is within reach—assuming accurate clocks. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She flew along longitude ninety degrees, the longitude along which the Galapagos Islands lie. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Go ahead. Be handy to know our longitude. If we could be sure.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z This could have been the forerunner of the kind of chronometer that would have been accurate and dependable enough to determine longitude at sea, and Hooke claimed to have worked out how to achieve this. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Not when you’re sure of your longitude. Just a simple matter of mathematics. You...” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A key problem for marine navigation in this age was the determination of a longitude. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “No? But you figured an easier and more accurate way to check longitude. Astronomers and scientists have been working on that quite a while—for several hundred years.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She fixed on a longitude between ninety and seventy degrees. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Hailey had conducted two expeditions to make the measurements on which the map was based, and the hope was that this would open the way to using magnetic variation to measure longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Galileo was right: the moons of Jupiter were a promising way of measuring longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When the rays of the sun and her magnetic sense lined her up with eighty degrees longitude, she was ready to fly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z In the end, early modern science defeated two of the most difficult practical problems it had set itself: the calculation of the path of projectiles under real-life conditions, and the measurement of longitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Two days after the storm, Frightful came down in a Florida sable palm and noted her global position again— eighty degrees longitude. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z One night early in May Nat got a good lunar observation and worked out their longitude. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z For the Arabs, and for astronomers relying on Arabic sources, Arim represented the degree zero of longitude and latitude. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It shows how the measurement of longitude and latitude depends upon reference to an imaginary grid. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When she was younger, before she went to middle school and her arms seemed to grow longer in the night, she knew the easy latitude and longitude of her world. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The information for each entry includes the latitude and longitude as well as an ID that we used to verify the entry with the National Park Service database. The shortest route to America’s 49,603 historic sites will only take you 50 years 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Proposal for finding longitude by determining the ship's rate of sailing. Navigating 18th-century science: Board of Longitude archive digitised 2013-07-18T06:47:24Z In its later life, the Board supported the two successful methods of finding longitude at sea - chronometer and lunar distance - and broadened its remit into other fields. Navigating 18th-century science: Board of Longitude archive digitised 2013-07-18T06:47:24Z It is the longitude and latitude of their engagement location — reminiscent, to him, of an On Kawara painting. Is Good Taste Teachable? 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z In other words, smack in the middle of the North Atlantic, at 49.93 degrees north latitude and 31.6 degrees west longitude. T Magazine: The Love Boat 2012-11-14T22:00:06Z Dee taught Raleigh and Drake "the perfect art of navigation" for calculating longitude from lunar distance observation, which helped facilitate the establishment of the British Empire. The fantastic Dr Dee: angels, magic and the birth of modern science 2012-06-25T16:52:34Z From a world he experienced as spherical from atop ships’ masts, Melville perceived a sea-level humanity, embracing and celebrating the latitudes and longitudes of human variation, now termed diversity. Melville’s Whale Was a Warning We Failed to Heed 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z Some of these are real green ink stuff, with perpetual motion and squaring the circle bound into the seemingly intractable problem of finding longitude. Navigating 18th-century science: Board of Longitude archive digitised 2013-07-18T06:47:24Z Explorers could guess at longitude based on the positions of the moon or of Mars, but one had to know their exact time at the observation, which was difficult before there were reliable clocks. Unraveling a knotty problem 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Anniversary of the British Longitude Act of 1714, which offered a huge reward to anyone who could figure out how to assess longitude at sea. Unraveling a knotty problem 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z This is crisscrossed with mosaic lines of longitude and latitude, and engraved with place names from around the world, echoing the BBC's motto: "Nation shall speak peace unto nation." The new BBC Broadcasting House: So what does ?1bn buy? 2011-01-23T21:31:01Z For those not familiar with the story of the 18th-century search for a means to determine longitude at sea, this video, gives an introduction to the project and the story. Navigating 18th-century science: Board of Longitude archive digitised 2013-07-18T06:47:24Z Kapoor and Balmond said the structure was on the edge of technology, with the net involving 64 separate points of longitude and 49 different curves, all of which altered as tension was applied. Anish Kapoor sculpture nets high praise 2010-06-10T14:59:00Z Alex wrote down latitude and longitude and asked for the name of the vessel. Rewind radio: Nicky Campbell; The Truth About the Roma; The Call; Song Stories: Without You ? review 2011-02-13T00:05:40Z To the point where he researched the places in the world that lie at 22 degrees latitude and 22 degrees longitude. Here comes Tuesday, 2-22-22, a.k.a. Twosday. (It can mean anything you want it two.) 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Also from 1965, “Location,” a gray painting, announces the more specific if obscure data of longitude and latitude. The Guggenheim Shows First On Kawara Retrospective 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z The air molecules are as much of a construct as latitude and longitude, as The New Yorker, as Greenwich Mean Time, as money, as Wall Street, as Manhattan. Deepak Chopra Has Never Been Sick 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z But the longitudes of the world I had never traveled across, east of Kunduz, Afghanistan, and west of Bangkok, I would experience tucked inside the fuselage of a Lufthansa jet. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The Great Lakes basin spans 10 degrees of latitude and 18 degrees of longitude — set almost exactly between the Equator and the North Pole. From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Simon Schaffer, who leads the research project, adds that The longitude story is a spectacular example of expert disagreement and public participation. Navigating 18th-century science: Board of Longitude archive digitised 2013-07-18T06:47:24Z Recalling the rare moments of transcendant happiness in his youth, Timothy Cavendish curses himself for not recording "their latitude, their longitude, their approach". Guardian book club: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z In 2013, hackers discovered a flaw in Tinder’s geolocation software that allowed users to pinpoint the exact coordinates—down to the precise longitude and latitude—of others on the platform. The danger of Tinder’s LGBT-friendly upgrade: How the dating app could be used to target trans users 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Prize amount if accuracy was not greater than half a degree of longitude, or 30 miles. Unraveling a knotty problem 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The “up” and “down” do not refer to north and south but to the westerly latitude/longitude coordinates. Martha’s Vineyard, the Off-Season Version 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z At latitude 0°40 south, longitude 119° west, they were just about as far away as one can possibly be from a large land mass anywhere on earth. My ancestors, the cannibals: Whaling, human sacrifice and the true story of “Moby-Dick” 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z The year that King Philip II of Spain offered a prize to solve longitude. Unraveling a knotty problem 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z He sees jazz as a wide grid: a 100-year-old longitude and a latitude that extends to Michael Jackson, Sun Ra and free improvising. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-09-05T21:33:00Z The models controlled for the known effects of weather, temporal variables such as time of night and geographic variables such as longitude and latitude. Space weather disrupts nocturnal bird migration, study finds 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The exact figure depends on other factors, such as the latitude and longitude of the observer, the time of day, and so on. How to See the ‘Ring of Fire’ Annular Solar Eclipse of October 14 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Since the cameras are able to pinpoint the exact latitude and longitude of the fire, DNR officials say the technology will improve the department’s ability to get resources on scene and alert nearby communities. WA to install 21 AI-assisted camera stations for early wildfire detection 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z “We study what’s the latitude and longitude of the stadium,” Kelly said. Five things to watch when UCLA faces San Diego State on Saturday 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z These paltry striated spaces, the organized human outposts of Antarctica, are defined by latitude and longitude, by meteorology and scientific measurements. Astrophysics and stale beer: What life is like working at the South Pole 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Because the new block is in the Antarctic quadrant that runs from 0 degrees longitude to 90 degrees West, it will carry the letter "A" in its designation. Clouds part to reveal colossal Antarctic iceberg 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Sergeant Gilbert said the call center had given the authorities an accurate latitude and longitude for Ms. Fields and Mr. Zelada’s location. Couple in Car Survive 300-Foot Fall Into a California Canyon 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z He said the satellite information from the iPhone provided the latitude and longitude of the crash, and the rescue helicopter was able to quickly spot the vehicle and couple. Their car fell 300 feet into a canyon. A new iPhone satellite SOS system likely saved them 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z This is called parallax, and it also works on astronomical scales, changing the moon’s relative position in the sky depending on your latitude and longitude. On December 7 the Moon Will Photobomb Mars 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z AI can recognize landmarks: Show it a photo and it’ll identify the longitude and latitude. Try out AI at MOHAI’s ‘Artificial Intelligence’ exhibit 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Space Force, carries atomic clocks that provide time data, along with information about longitude, latitude and altitude. Is Time Running Out for the Leap Second? 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Some readers wondered if ditching the switch is a debate that even concerns the west coast as a whole, saying “It’s latitude, not longitude, that matters.” Daylight savings time Q&A: What to know about the time change 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z The data includes everything from latitude and longitude to ship direction, wind direction and speed, sea state, cloud cover, and general weather. How centuries-old whaling logs are filling gaps in our climate knowledge 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z A dot might represent a physical location, like the two numbers for longitude and latitude marking where a ship is on the high seas. How Squishy Math Is Revealing Doughnuts in the Brain 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z According to the FTC, Kochava packages purchased location data into custom feeds that match unique mobile identification numbers with timestamped latitude and longitude locations. Abortion-tracking fears spur FTC lawsuit against data broker 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The Chinese database contains 294,100 points of interest or potential targets in Taiwan, with latitude, longitude, postal address, telephone numbers and other information. Taiwan Strait war could lead to undersea internet cables cutoff, costly shipping disruptions: Report 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z If mean solar time were strictly observed, people traveling east or west would have to reset their watches continually as the longitude changed, just to read the local mean time correctly. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Chinese agency announcement gave no details of whether remaining debris fell on land or sea but said the “landing area” was at 119 degrees east longitude and 9.1 degrees north latitude. No reported damage in Philippines from Chinese rocket debris 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Scrutinizing the location of early human cases of the virus, including 155 with reliable longitude and latitude data, the researchers found a high density of cases near, and surrounding, the market. Opinion | Six million died. We still don’t know how the pandemic began. 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z The announcement gave no details of whether remaining debris fell on land or sea but said the “landing area” was at 119 degrees east longitude and 9.1 degrees north latitude. China says remains of rocket booster fall to Earth 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Figure 2.104 In the latitude–longitude system, angles describe the location of a point on Earth relative to the equator and the prime meridian. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z Within each zone, all places keep the same standard time, with the local mean solar time of a standard line of longitude running more or less through the middle of each zone. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Warning people about hurricane “Sandy” or “Harvey” just became a lot easier than identifying a storm by latitude and longitude. The World Meteorological Organization has "no immediate plans" to name heatwaves 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The coordinates, expressed as degrees of latitude and longitude, are freely available. Russia publishes Pentagon coordinates, says Western satellites 'work for our enemy' 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z LBS relied on data purchased directly from telecommunications firms, delivering latitude and longitude coordinates for a phone’s whereabouts. US Marshals case puts spotlight on police cellphone tracking 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z The latitude of Columbus, Ohio, is 40° N and the longitude is 83° W, which means that Columbus is 40° north of the equator. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z You pass into a new time zone, on the average, about every 15° of longitude you travel, and each time you dutifully set your watch ahead an hour. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Securus Technologies’ Location-Based Services platform relies on data purchased directly from telecommunications firms, delivering latitude and longitude coordinates for a phone’s whereabouts. Deputy U.S. Marshal charged with using cops’ cell tracking tool to target ‘personal relationships’ 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z The data for these events includes dates, times, latitudes, longitudes, altitudes, speeds, three-dimensional velocity components, and energies for each. Spy Satellites Confirmed Our Discovery of the First Meteor from the Solar System 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Diane has the exact longitude and latitude of where her husband’s coffin entered the ocean. Yes, anybody can be buried at sea. Why people pick the ocean as their final resting place 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z In geography, latitude and longitude are used to describe locations on Earth’s surface, as shown in Figure 2.104. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z The solution to this dilemma is the International Date Line, set by international agreement to run approximately along the 180° meridian of longitude. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The company later provided AP with a copy of the full real-time alert, which contained a street address, location maps and latitude and longitude coordinates as did the second, detailed forensic analysis Collier prepared. How AI-powered tech landed man in jail with scant evidence 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z The sextant replaced the astrolabe in the mid-1700s as the instrument for measuring the height of the stars above the horizon—to determine latitude and longitude. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The notice said salvage operations at a particular latitude and longitude would continue “until further notice.” What Happens When a Stealth Jet Ends Up on the Ocean Floor? 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z We express angle measures in degrees rather than radians because latitude and longitude are measured in degrees. Calculus, Volume 3 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z That is, they all tend to have similar longitudes and latitudes, but they are located at different heights in the atmosphere. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The two reports the company issued – the initial real-time alert and the detailed forensic analysis later filed in court – contained a street address, location maps and latitude and longitude coordinates. How AI-powered tech landed man in jail with scant evidence 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z Along with the photo, be sure to include your coordinates — the longitude and latitude of your location. Take photos of butterflies to help scientists learn more about these amazing insects 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Even some searches unrelated to location, such as “chocolate chip cookies,” would pinpoint the user’s precise latitude and longitude. Google shouldn’t know where you are if you don’t want it to 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z By Saturday, the storm will be passing near the “benchmark,” or 40 degrees north latitude and 70 degrees west longitude. Blockbuster storm to bring blizzard conditions along East Coast 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z He designated celestial coordinates for each star, specifying its position in the sky, just as we specify the position of a point on Earth by giving its latitude and longitude. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Sheldrick contacted a school friend who is a mathematician in hopes of developing a system that would be as precise as GPS latitude and longitude coordinates but easier and faster to use. 3 Little Words to Send a Lamborghini on Its Way 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z “It took us a little while to find them — about half an hour,” Pickett said, noting that rescuers were assisted by technology that pinpoints a caller’s latitude and longitude. Lost hikers rescued by helicopter from Malibu Creek State Park 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Honda will also collect longitude and latitude coordinates, along with relevant images and video clips, which it then anonymizes and streams to a “secure platform” for analysis. Honda wants to use connected cars to identify hazardous road conditions 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z When there is an opening for them in the anchorage area, they proceed to a specific latitude and longitude, where they drop anchor. Coast Guard investigates cargo ship that was in the area of massive O.C. oil spill 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z On Earth maps, we divide the surface of Earth into a grid, and each location on that grid can easily be found using its latitude and longitude coordinate. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z When there is an opening for them in the anchorage, they proceed to a specific latitude and longitude, where they drop their anchor. How a coast crowded with ships, port gridlock and an anchor may have caused O.C. oil spill 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z A decidedly more worldly motive spurred the invention of increasingly accurate chronometric devices that enabled the calculation of longitude at sea. Review | How time was measured, and what it meant, across the centuries 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The model breaks down the geography of the region to a grid with a resolution with half a degree latitude and longitude, or around 30 miles. A Shifting Climate Gave Humans Many Opportunities to Leave Africa 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The practice of giving storms a human name started in the 1950s because it was easier than referring to them using latitude and longitude. In Greece, heatwaves are so bad officials are considering giving them names 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Latitude is the number of degrees north or south of the equator, and longitude is the number of degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z We know where they’re at at any point in time, latitude, longitude, and we know how much they’re harvesting at that point in time. John Deere turned tractors into computers — what’s next? 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The school board said it chose Meridian to represent the school’s international perspective; a meridian is a global line of longitude that runs through both poles. City lines up behind Meridian as new name for Mason High 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z “We need longitude and latitude coordinates in real time.” As Locusts Swarmed East Africa, This Tech Helped Squash Them 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Using a process called trilateration the GPS device converts these signals into exact latitude and longitude locations. The unexpected twists on a writer's 24,000-mile walk across the world 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Every country wanted 0° longitude to pass through its own capital. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Longitude Rewards were a series of prizes launched by the U.K. government in 1714 to help develop practical methods for determining the precise longitude of a ship at sea. Elon Musk’s $100 million prize is for tech that the world desperately needs 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z It was the basis of a brand-new celestial reference frame, a fixed, imaginary grid against which everything else moves, akin to lines of latitude and longitude on Earth. Precise maps of millions of bright quasars show our place in the cosmos as never before 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z It was offered way back in 1714 for the first person who could solve the problem of how to tell your longitude at sea. 'Earthshot': William and Attenborough launch prize to save planet 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Marie was intensifying at about 15 degrees north latitude and 120 degrees west longitude, southwest of Baja California on Thursday afternoon. Will a former hurricane provide the 'great wet hope' for the West Coast? 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z As an example, the longitude of the clock-house benchmark of the U.S. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Many are adding latitude and longitude coordinates to millions of specimens thus far identified only by location names. Shuttered natural history museums fight for survival amid COVID-19 ‘heartbreak’ 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z The Venezuelan satellite was placed on 78 degrees west longitude, an orbital slot assigned to the nation of Uruguay. Venezuela’s only telecoms satellite is lost in space 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Knowing your longitude is crucial for navigation, it measures how far east or west you are, yet Britain's greatest seafarers and astronomers had failed to crack the problem. 'Earthshot': William and Attenborough launch prize to save planet 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Among other records were the details of the latitude and longitude co-ordinates of the two devices, provided to 13 decimal points. Ring logs every doorbell press and app action 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The terrestrial system of latitude and longitude makes use of the great circles called meridians. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The modern definition of the new moon occurs “when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude,” explains NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio on its website. What is a new moon? 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z So long as we depend upon that from which we are separated by an ocean, our absolute longitudes remain indeterminate. Navy Suggests Clocks Be Set to “Boston Mean Time” 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Specifically, a meter was defined to be a 10 millionth of the distance between the Equator and North Pole along a line of longitude. Forget Meters and Feet 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z The second includes the location of CIA headquarters by latitude and longitude, and asks: This CIA Sculpture Has Code No One Can Crack 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Astronomers call locations like the Caloris Basin the “hot longitudes” on Mercury because the Sun is closest to the planet at noon, just when it is lingering overhead for many Earth days. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Inspired by Curry’s trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the sneakers feature a special color palette and the latitude and longitude coordinates of the museum. H.S. basketball notes: A surprise from Stephen Curry energizes the McNamara girls 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z There is no place on our coast, the longitude of which from Greenwich is so well ascertained as Boston. Navy Suggests Clocks Be Set to “Boston Mean Time” 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z One user said that - with their longitude and latitude and calculations - they were within one foot of the precise opposite point. Two men make 'Earth sandwich', 20,000km apart 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z When The New York Times tested Grinder’s Android app, it shared precise latitude and longitude information with five companies. Grindr and OkCupid Spread Personal Details, Study Says 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z The meridian specifies the east-west location, or longitude, of the place. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The study began by collecting the addresses of more than 90,000 polling stations and using that information to establish their longitude and latitude coordinates. Opinion | There are stark racial disparities in voting times. Here’s how to fix them. 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Yet there still exists an uncertainty in this longitude, of perhaps two seconds of time.” Navy Suggests Clocks Be Set to “Boston Mean Time” 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Apples from newly discovered trees are placed in a Ziploc baggie and carefully labeled with the tree’s latitude and longitude and the date the fruit was collected. Apple sleuths hunt Northwest for varieties believed extinct 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The expert retranslated a primary record of the Grayback’s sinking and found that the longitude differed from a record created in 1946. WWII US submarine wreck discovered 75 years after it sank 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z The longitude of the Prime Meridian is defined as 0°. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But Dahlke’s balloon was sent skyward at 85 degrees north latitude and 133 degrees east longitude, hundreds of kilometers closer to the North Pole than any other. Frozen Researchers Will Greatly Improve Arctic Weather Prediction 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z “In that radio record, there is a longitude and a latitude of the attack, very clearly,” Mr. Iwasaki said. Navy Submarine, Missing for 75 Years, Is Found Off Okinawa 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z But on September 28 the ship slowed to a stop at a point around 85 degrees north latitude and 125 degrees east longitude. Ship Freezes Itself in Arctic Ice to Study Climate Change 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z It’s in this remote landscape that Baldwin and the Rural Utah Project started teaming up about a year ago to locate homes using latitude and longitude rather than traditional addresses. Ambulances struggle to find Utah patients without addresses 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z We use latitude and longitude to find cities like Washington, DC, on a globe. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “We’ve tried to be accurate in recreating what would the stars look like from this point on Earth at this latitude and longitude,” Keefe said. With canoes and VR, project explores indigenous ways 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z But the Navy had unknowingly relied on a flawed translation of Japanese war records that got one digit wrong in the latitude and longitude of the spot where the Grayback had probably met its end. Navy Submarine, Missing for 75 Years, Is Found Off Okinawa 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z The most dutiful news gatherers know the longitude and latitude of their homes. With Hurricane Dorian ‘dangerously close,’ Floridians wonder: Will it turn? 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z "I tried to get people to use longitude and latitude but that never caught on," Mr Sheldrick said. The three words that can save your life 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Instead of latitude and longitude, however, astronomers use coordinates called declination and right ascension. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z To identify the beach boundaries, the Sand.ee team consults satellite images, local city and county governments, latitude and longitude coordinates, blogs, websites, and even Wikipedia. Sand.ee wants to be the Yelp of beaches 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z To do this, experts crunched data on Eagle’s latitude, longitude, orientation, velocity and altitude. Apollo 11: What Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin saw during dramatic Moon landing 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z That's not quite half a year because the location of the lunar crossing nodes also shifts in longitude by about 19 degrees a year. 11,898 Solar Eclipses in 5,000 Years 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z The forecast track would carry it roughly in the direction of Hawaii, but it’s expected to dissipate over the weekend before reaching those longitudes. Hurricane Barbara close to Category 5 far out in Pacific 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z But because we live on a round Earth, the exact time of noon is different as you change your longitude by moving east or west. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But when we flew to New York City, that was a different story; we were latitudes and longitudes apart. I did not get back in time to hear what my father had to say. I’m hoping it was ‘I love you’ | Anna Sublet 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z He observed the 1802 transit of Mercury across the Sun, which allowed him to calculate the longitude of Lima. Alexander von Humboldt: the graphic novel 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Distinct from the geographic North Pole, where all the lines of longitude meet at the top of the world, the magnetic pole is the point that a compass recognizes as north. The North Pole’s mysterious journey across the Arctic 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Meyer started by finding every data source he could – the exact longitude and latitude of houses could be used to determine the proximity to streets and therefore determine noise near the house. How accurate are Zestimates? Zillow awards $1 million to trio for improving them 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Why does longitude have no meaning at the North and South Poles? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Five weeks after the launch, on October 16th, Wilson, towed behind the Maersk tug, arrived at the North Pacific gyre, a few dozen degrees of longitude east of the International Date Line. A Grand Plan to Clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The extra longitude also helped grow rear cabin legroom without compromising trunk space. Lexus ES 300h: Spend on the Luxury, Save on Gas Money 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Using longitude and latitude coordinates, fast boats would meet the submarines in open water and then bring the drugs to the coast, where they would be loaded onto cars and moved into safehouses. ‘El Chapo’ Jury Told of Cartel’s Tricks, From Submarines to Laundry Carts 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z This time, he couldn’t see more than 100 feet ahead of him, but his compass kept dialing closer to 90 degrees south latitude, where all lines of longitude converge. Tracking the Race Across Antarctica 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z This celebrated work contained a table of lunar distances for computing longitude, and was assembled with a team of human ‘computers’ — assistants versed in arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry and observational acuity. Explorers at sea: centuries of science afloat 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z The authors find that the longitude of the simulated centres differs greatly between models, and they examine the response of EP-El Niño SST variability to global warming at the centre of each model. El Niño events will intensify under global warming 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Together, 17 of the apps sent exact latitude and longitude to about 70 businesses. Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Phase 2 information is more accurate, incorporating location data with latitude and longitude from cellphone GPS and other sources. New 911 system helps police departments respond quicker 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z My jittery fingers type the longitude, latitude and precise date. Remembrance 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Some of these entries were just a straightforward log of longitude, latitude and distance traveled. Bruce Nauman, the Artist’s Artist 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z But going back to the orbit: The Goblin’s is similar in key ways to those of some other extremely distant bodies—particularly in an element called “longitude of perihelion.” Newfound World "The Goblin" May Lead to Mysterious Planet Nine 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z He also included the latitude and longitude of the building and challenged those watching at home to look it up on Google Earth. Israeli Leader Claims Iran Has ‘Secret Atomic Warehouse’ 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z If you knew nothing about Earth itself, and only had access to latitude and longitude readings, you might wrongly conclude there’s something topologically strange going on at those points. To Test Einstein's Equations, Poke a Black Hole 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z McDowell used a standard atmospheric model to simulate the past 50 years, calculating how the line behaved at different latitudes and longitudes. Outer space may have just gotten a bit closer 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z The data include estimates of the latitude and longitude of each named storm’s center at six-hour intervals. Hurricanes are lingering longer. That makes them more dangerous. 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z A projection is “the math that translates from latitude and longitude into a flat thing like a map or a computer screen”, Tobias explains. Map-making on a budget 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z The ferry slows, blowing its horn in tribute, and a certificate is provided with name of deceased and latitude and longitude marking the spot for future visits. Rant & Rave: Walk against traffic when there’s no sidewalk 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z First, your coordinate system might change shape in a way that makes it break down at certain points, just as latitude and longitude fail at the poles. To Test Einstein's Equations, Poke a Black Hole 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z To be positioned high over the equator at 119.1 degrees longitude, the platform will provide a range of services including direct-to-home TV and broadband access. SpaceX flies 'lessons learned' rocket 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Soon it became known as the “100th meridian”—for the longitude with which it roughly coincided—and took on a sort of mythic status in the country’s lore. A Nation Divided: Arid/Humid Climate Boundary in U.S. Creeps Eastward 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Their eyes had been stuffed with cotton, and labels hung from their legs recording crucial scientific data: altitude, latitude, longitude, date of capture, and name of the collector. How an Obsession With Rare Bird Feathers Turned Criminal 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z “It is difficult to claim without important qualification that Harrison solved the longitude problem in a practical sense,” he says. John Harrison’s super-accurate clock helped solve the longitude puzzle 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Cartographers could have anointed any number of imaginary lines to be 0 degrees longitude. To Test Einstein's Equations, Poke a Black Hole 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Older observations, from the late 1800s, suggest the storm once spanned more than 30 degrees in longitude and was more of a “Great Red Sausage,” says Glenn Orton of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot May Soon Disappear... 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Last November, the site released a heat map showing the activity of its users from around the world, containing information from a billion activities across three trillion latitude and longitude points. Strava’s fitness tracker heat map reveals the location of military bases 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z It’s a small, vertical, pocket-sized spiral notebook, in which he inscribed latitude and longitude coordinates from when he was in-country. Dog teaches Vietnam veteran to love again 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Before he died in 1776, he developed a series of increasingly accurate clocks that could be used to determine a ship’s position on the globe’s east-west axis, also known as its longitude. John Harrison’s super-accurate clock helped solve the longitude puzzle 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z And while latitude and longitude work to identify just about every location on Earth, they stop making sense at the North and South poles. To Test Einstein's Equations, Poke a Black Hole 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z The clockmaker spent much of his later life trying to solve the problem of determining longitude at sea. Appeal for clockmaker statue in village 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z They had no accurate way of measuring longitude until the mid-18th century, so they weren’t always sure where they were. These Imaginary Islands Only Existed on Maps 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Monte’s map is circular, with the North Pole at the center and lines of longitude radiating outward from there—what modern cartographers call a polar azimuthal projection, a very unusual choice for his time. Bizarre, Enormous 16th-Century Map Assembled for First Time 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Polar satellites orbit at altitudes of only hundreds of kilometers and build a global view by tracing swath after swath along lines of longitude, as Earth spins. Fragile polar weather satellite system could be bolstered by microwave-sensing CubeSats 2017-11-18T05:00:00Z To describe how the shape of space-time evolves, you need a coordinate system—like lines of latitude and longitude—that tells you which points are where. To Test Einstein's Equations, Poke a Black Hole 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z In addition to marking time or determining longitude, this device included a recessed compass for precise orientation. Math at the Met 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z The invention, in the 18th century, of the accurate, seaworthy timepieces needed to determine longitude is a famous story. The oldest mariner’s astrolabe yields to scientific scrutiny 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z More than a century later, GPS-equipped visitors to the site will find, however, that they’re not standing at zero degrees longitude. Affordable Care Act, Puerto Rico, Chicago Cubs: Your Friday Briefing 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Swift had also witnessed the mental deterioration of local merchant Joseph Beaumont, whose obsessive attempt to calculate longitude at sea — the scientific question of the day — ended in suicide. In retrospect: Gulliver's Travels : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z You need a coordinate system that allows you to measure distances and identify points in space-time, just as lines of latitude and longitude allow us to define locations on Earth. To Test Einstein's Equations, Poke a Black Hole 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Spain sits on the same longitude as the UK, Portugal, and Morocco, which means that it should fall under GMT – Greenwich Mean Time. The Surprising Reason Why Spaniards Eat So Late 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Successful navigation requires a way of fixing latitude and longitude. The oldest mariner’s astrolabe yields to scientific scrutiny 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z He says the list includes the type of munition and the latitude and longitude of the expected location. Declassified list shows sites in Mosul with unexploded bombs 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z In the past, people identified hurricanes based on latitude and longitude. Why do hurricanes have names? 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z The reports show the latitude and longitude of where the posts originated. Coast Guard Academy cadets create maps for Harvey response 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z About 20 minutes later, the National Guard pilot contacted the Sheriff’s Office to get latitude and longitude coordinates for Jenkins’ location. Mount Hood climber died after delays slowed rescue 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Since half a degree of longitude corresponds to 30 nautical miles, this could explain why Williams ended up too far south. Total Eclipse, Partial Failure: Scientific Expeditions Don't Always Go as Planned 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z The international date line is on the opposite side of the planet from the Greenwich - or prime - meridian that marks zero degrees longitude. International date line that splits US, Russia, explained 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z The international date line is on the opposite side of the planet from the Greenwich — or prime — meridian that marks zero degrees longitude. International date line that splits US, Russia, explained 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z On the floor is a compass of several types of stained wood that marks the latitude and longitude of the home’s location. Inside this Maryland house, there’s much, much more than meets the eye 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z “But they were never surveyed by the government of the time, so there was no record of their latitude or longitude.” Lost natural wonder in New Zealand may be found, say researchers 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z William Nordhaus divided the world into cells, by lines of latitude and longitude, and plotted each one's climate, output and population. How air conditioning changed the world - BBC News 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z GeoCarb will be launched into geostationary orbit at roughly 85 degrees west longitude, where it will rotate in tandem with the Earth. Watching the planet breathe: Studying Earth’s carbon cycle from space 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z He gave up his “numbers” - or points of latitude and longitude where the fishing is good - to those who needed help, said a fellow captain, David Harman. Mystery shrouds death of Tarpon Springs fishing captain 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z But their longitude - where they were from east to west - had to be guessed. Tick tock: The importance of knowing the right time - BBC News 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z This data set includes the latitude and longitude of each shooting incident. Mapping US gun murders at a micro level: new data zooms in on violence 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Adding time management to the mix means controllers will be operating in four dimensions, not just the usual three of latitude, longitude and altitude. Can we safely pack even more planes in to our skies? - BBC News 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z He trained Haitians how to use GPS units, then sent them into neighbourhoods to get latitude and longitude coordinates for Haitian place names. Faultlines, black holes and glaciers: mapping uncharted territories 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Rogers’ family will be presented with the empty shells, an American flag and a chart showing the longitude and latitude of the submarine at the time of the ceremony. Navy to scatter vet’s ashes near site of 1963 sub sinking 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Rulers of maritime nations were acutely aware of the longitude problem: the King of Spain offered a prize for solving it nearly a century before Huygens's work. Tick tock: The importance of knowing the right time - BBC News 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z In 2012, they used slab tomography to constrain the longitude of volcanic island arcs that 200 million years ago dotted the ocean surrounding the Pangea supercontinent. 'Atlas of the Underworld' reveals oceans and mountains lost to Earth's history 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Down the hall at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility’s learning center, a cluster of inmates worked through a chapter about latitude and longitude with the help of two tutors. From Princeton to prison, in this classroom everyone learns 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z It had enormous pixels of one degree latitude by one degree longitude, much too coarse to make out details of forests. Warning to forest destroyers: this scientist will catch you 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z So Australia needs to adjust its longitudes and latitudes so they line up with GPS coordinates. Australia Is Not as Down Under as Everyone Thinks It Is 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Early in the 18th century, a clockmaker with little formal education won a prize offered by the British government to solve the problem of longitude in the race to dominate commerce on the high seas. How Charles Lindbergh Inspired Private Spaceflight 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The precise state of the photon is then a point on the globe, with the latitude giving the balance of vertical and horizontal in the state and the longitude giving the phase. Big step for quantum teleportation won’t bring us any closer to Star Trek. Here’s why 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z More than half of those are in the enormous equatorial canyon of Valles Marineris, but they also appear at other latitudes and longitudes. Mars contamination fear could divert Curiosity rover 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z There are only vague descriptions like depth and name of the geologic formation, but nothing as precise as latitude and longitude coordinates, for the borders of the shaded areas. The Golden State’s water crisis: California and EPA poised to expand pollution of potential drinking water reserves 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Madrid is on a similar line of longitude to Swansea in Wales. Out of sync with the sun... 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Using the downloaded satellite view, Perona is teaching computers to record the latitudes and longitudes of shades and shapes that look like trees. How many trees are in Los Angeles? Ask Google. 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z It lies at “zero-zero,” a mapper’s shorthand for zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude. If You Can’t Follow Directions, You’ll End Up on Null Island 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Milner meditates on the oddity of “latitude and longitude and other systems that we use to define physical space,” like GPS. New Directions 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z But longitude requires detecting subtle variations in field strength from place to place—an extra map or signpost sense that magnetite could supply, Lohmann says. The body’s hidden compass—what is it, and how does it work? 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The Guardian travelled to the Navajo nation in Arizona, to find there is often so little cellphone service that 911 callers cannot be traced directly to their cellphone’s latitude and longitude. Trump's foreign policy tirade turns to David Cameron | The daily briefing 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Across the vast majority of the United States – almost 99% of the country – 911 callers can be traced directly to their cellphone’s latitude and longitude, enough information to send help by air. How a digital divide leaves parts of rural America isolated 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z It lies roughly between the longitudes of Edinburgh and Aberdeen, and no one would dare to call either Edinburgh or Aberdeen remote. There’s more to Fort McMurray than oil sands – it’s a real community | Aritha van Herk 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Calls to Rhode Island’s E911 Uniform Emergency Telephone System include latitude and longitude coordinates and a caller’s location is displayed within meters. State tells drivers to call 911 in emergencies, not *77 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z "You have the day length, which gives you an indication of the latitude, and the midpoint of the day and the night gives you an indication of the longitude." Tiny birds tracked on mammoth Sahara flight - BBC News 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Until the 1940s, Spain was on the same Greenwich Mean Time as Britain and Portugal, being in roughly the same longitude. Siesta alert: Spanish parties pledge to end WWII time warp 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z The country spans nine degrees of longitude, so the Sun rises 36 minutes earlier at its most easterly point compared with its most westerly. Time out 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Henderson’s specialties as an editor are categorization—making sure that entries are sorted properly—and providing the longitude and latitude of geographic locations. A Feminist Edit-a-Thon Seeks to Reshape Wikipedia 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Dogic and his team also noticed that the orderly alignment of this flow would occasionally break down and produce 'defects': discontinuities in the pattern that resemble converging longitude lines at the North and South poles. The physics of life 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Lines of latitude denote different mixtures of up and down, and lines of longitude denote the "phase," or how the up and down parts mesh. Physicists figure out how to retrieve information from a black hole 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z Related Stories But here's the catch: The 1980s technology used to record the wreck's longitude and latitude was less precise than today's global positioning systems. Battle Begins Over World's Richest Shipwreck 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Research vessels from both countries avoid straying across a line of longitude about halfway between Seoul and Qingdao, effectively dividing the Chinese and South Korean marine-science communities. Yellow Sea talks raise hopes for marine science 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z On the afternoon of Aug. 24, 1942, the Muskeget sailed from Boston for Weather Station No. 2, a spot off the southern tip of Greenland marked only by latitude and longitude. Lost at sea during WWII, weathermen to get their Purple Hearts at last 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Until the 1950s, tropical storms and hurricanes were identified by location or latitude and longitude — dry, precise and correct. Fighting New Diseases by Giving Them Blander Labels 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z A major new exhibit on longitude recently opened and the museum plans to open an $11.5 million exhibit building, designed to attract traveling exhibits from museums worldwide. Mystic Seaport to remain open in the early weeks of 2016 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z To fill the void another way, Navy and merchant sailors dutifully began sending regularly recorded estimates of latitude and longitude, wind direction, wind speed and weather conditions to Maury. Science of the People, by the People and for the People 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Another way to condense and simplify data maps is by rounding off the latitude and longitudes of geographic points so that they "snap" to a common grid. Taking Data Visualization From Eye Candy to Efficiency 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Every two minutes, the unit sends a position report that is displayed on a map in Central Dispatch, reporting the date, time, latitude/longitude, speed of the aircraft and direction it is traveling. In forested Arkansas, rangers ever vigilant 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z They will say that on Sept. 2, 1945, west longitude time, military representatives of the Allied powers accepted the surrender of imperial Japan, ending the costliest, bloodiest war in world history. Read an Eyewitness Account of the Japanese Surrender in World War II 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z In his relay station, Mr. Raman and his partner jotted down the coordinates: 36 degrees, 28 minutes, 23 seconds north latitude; 40 degrees, 44 minutes, 58 seconds east longitude. Inside Syria: Kurds Roll Back ISIS, but Alliances Are Strained 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z A decree by colonial Japan in 1912 moved the time line to where Korea Standard Time is currently set, 135 degrees east longitude. Turning back the clock: North Korea creates Pyongyang Standard Time 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The display celebrates the British Longitude Act of 1714, which offered a hefty prize to whoever devised a way to determine longitude at sea. 31 free things to do in August in D.C., Maryland and Virginia 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The latitude and longitude points in the bottom corners of the picture appear to indicate where the helicopter was hovering as the picture was taken - a point between Leicester Square and Covent Garden Tube stations. Did aerial photo of Michael McIntyre break privacy rules? - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Of course, existing co-ordinates of latitude and longitude, and the Global Positioning System used by sat-nav technology, already provide a way of pinning down any location in the world. Giving everyone in the world an address - BBC News 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z The overall impression is that the large Eurasian land mass that lies to the west of 70 degrees east longitude has remained more or less undeformed as China bas been pushed to east. How The Deadly Nepal Earthquake Happened [Infographic] 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Make sure you keep the DATUM—the type of latitude and longitude reading—of the solution consistent and you write it down. NetAppVoice: 6 G.I.S. Top Tips -- How Not To Throw Your Computer Out The Window 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z “It’s interesting to note that the topographic maps used during World War II aren’t even the same latitude and longitude as current maps using modern technology,” Liston said. Chagui’an massacre site disputed 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z The task force recommended that any tracking protocol provide an airplane’s “4D position”—latitude, longitude, altitude, and time—to within one nautical mile at least every 15 minutes. Why We Still Can't Track An Airplane 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Through their journeys, early scientists tested navigating longitude by astronomical observation, measured Earth’s magnetic field and searched for the then hypothetical southern continent. Strange Life in an Improbable Place 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z As Fischer acknowledged in his post, tweets from iPhones seemingly blur latitude and longitude intentionally to avoid giving away a user’s exact location. Here's What 6 Billion Tweets Looks Like Mapped 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z But the bagel representation allows the flip to be represented without a sudden change in longitude. 'Bat-nav' system enables three-dimensional manoeuvres 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Government smartphone apps associated with one of the Web sites, AIDS.gov, also transmitted the latitude and longitude of users seeking services, after collecting those details from the phones of users. Federal sites leaked the locations of people seeking AIDS services for years That included the precise longitude and latitude of those using the app or website to find nearby clinics or aid centers. Federal AIDS website insecurely transmitted user locations for years 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Stores were matched to Congressional district by comparing their longitude and latitude to the Census definitions of districts. Are You a J. Crew Democrat or a Pizza Hut Republican? 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z This is due to filtering that removed duplicate coordinates, mapping unique latitude and longitudes only once on the map. Here's What 6 Billion Tweets Looks Like Mapped 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Rivers and mountains were all where the maps said they were; they just were not in the latitude or longitude that the maps indicated. Navigating Alaska the old-fashioned way It reported the trimaran’s position in latitude and longitude to be 37 miles south of the Needles, off the Isle Of Wight. Sailor rescued after Channel mayday 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z When UTC was first adopted in the 1960s, long before the advent of GPS, it posed a potential problem for sailors, who still relied on clocks to work out their longitude on the high seas. The element that redefined time 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z When a call is put through to 911 operators, they "rebid" the call, pinging the wireless carrier for the longitude and latitude of the caller. This is what happens when 911 fails 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z But both the Royal Observatory built in 1675, and the longitude committee set up by Charles II in the same year, were intended to help solve that vexed navigational problem. How the world's first smartwatch was built 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z While the major players are not yet tracking exact latitude or longitude, they would like to, and Progressive is testing it. Tracking Gadgets Could Lower Your Car Insurance, at the Price of Some Privacy 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z My column was not about either Rusk or the precise longitude and latitude of the Soviet ships per se. An ‘eyeball to eyeball’ moment that never happened Where the paths of foreign-born players, such as those who populate the Spurs, and high school-to-the-NBA stars such as LeBron and teammate Rashard Lewis diverge is literally a question of longitude. The International Conspiracy Behind the Success of the San Antonio Spurs Many ships were wrecked because there was no way to keep precise track of longitude. A Longitude Prize for the twenty-first century 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Ultimately, what Moore was looking for was a timepiece that could keep accurate time under the adverse conditions of a ship at sea, to establish its longitude. How the world's first smartwatch was built 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z The original £20,000 prize was set by the British government to solve the most vexing issue of the 18th Century: how to determine a ship's longitude at sea. £10m Longitude Prize to be launched 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z The British government did this back in 1714 with the Longitude Prize, to be awarded to the first person who could develop a way for a seagoing ship to measure longitude. Inside XPRIZE's Visioneering Conference 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z In July, a security vulnerability was reported concerning how Tinder was sending latitude and longitude co-ordinates of potential matches directly to iOS client apps. Tinder Dating App Users Are Playing With Privacy Fire 2014-02-18T16:20:00Z True north is the direction of a meridian of longitude, an imaginary circle of the Earth, which converges on the North Pole. Should walkers worry about moving north? 2014-01-23T01:50:10Z He also devised a system of longitude lines that encompassed 360 degrees and that ran north to south, from pole to pole. Why are there 60 minutes in an hour, but only 24 hours in day? 2014-01-19T16:00:00Z Time Warner, for instance, says it verifies each address down to the apartment number — or the latitude and longitude, if you live on a farm, for instance — and registers it in a database. Your Money: Weighing the Need for a Landline in a Cellphone World 2014-01-17T23:56:36Z These pictures would be stored in the camera’s computers; tagged with precise coordinates of latitude, longitude and altitude; and then later digitally melded into one 360-degree image. Google’s Road Map to Global Domination 2013-12-11T16:54:21Z “We found a vulnerability that lets you get exact latitude and longitude co-ordinates for any Tinder user. “ Tinder Dating App Users Are Playing With Privacy Fire 2014-02-18T16:20:00Z So, the Celts were able to determine longitude by the differences in the length of day at different points? Ancient Celtic Geo-Wizards Plotted Real 'Middle Earth' 2013-11-28T04:11:00Z Navy developed the first satellite navigation system in the 1960s, engineers set the location of 0 degrees longitude by extrapolating the old North American datum. What Happens to Google Maps When Tectonic Plates Move? 2013-11-11T17:15:00.470Z The Post plotted eight years of incidents on a map of the city, using the latitude and longitude of each. ShotSpotter detection system documents 39,000 shooting incidents in the District 2013-11-02T22:16:26Z The large image shows storm surge across the region, mapped onto longitude and latitude. Hurricane Sandy Animations Could Improve Flood Forecasts 2013-10-29T10:45:00.383Z That made sense, as the Greenwich meridian slices north to south across the easternmost edge of the Iberian Peninsula, placing Madrid in roughly the same longitude as London. In Spain, It Can Be a Pain to Keep Up With the Clock 2013-10-25T02:31:20Z The haversine formula is a very accurate way of computing distances between two points on the surface of a sphere using the latitude and longitude of the two points. 10 Secret Trig Functions Your Math Teachers Never Taught You 2013-09-16T13:18:09.820Z For the most part, misalignments don’t represent real geologic changes, but occur because it’s tricky to plop an aerial or orbital image onto the latitude and longitude grid. What Happens to Google Maps When Tectonic Plates Move? 2013-11-11T17:15:00.470Z Now, the full story of attempts to solve the longitude problem is available in Cambridge University's Digital Library - with documents and drawings online. The crazy ideas which failed to solve the longitude problem 2013-08-01T00:23:23Z A prize, it seems to me, makes sense when you are trying to crowdsource an activity, whether it’s a method of determining longitude or an algorithm for making better video recommendations. You Just Don't Understand (R&D) 2013-07-18T03:05:00Z The sensors are paired with software that can analyze the sounds in real time, triangulating and pinpointing the location of each round fired down to the latitude and longitude. ShotSpotter Lets Police Pinpoint Exactly Where A Gun Was Fired 2013-06-28T22:00:00Z Clavin links the place name in the text with latitude and longitude coordinates, as well as population figures, country codes and more. ‘Clavin’ seeks to make its mark in open-source world 2013-06-02T21:23:29Z That satellite, known as GOES-14, is kept hovering above the Earth at 105 degrees longitude, which is more to the west of the current GOES-East satellite. NOAA Weather Satellite Fails at Outset of Hurricane Season Predicted to be Busy 2013-05-28T15:15:06.397Z Crucially, it contains latitude and longitude for every event - all of them are now geotagged to city level. GDELT: a big data history of life, the universe and everything 2013-04-12T11:50:29Z Placed takes the approach that a place is more than just a single location, or latitude and longitude. A Company That Tracks Your Every Move (And Pays You For The Privilege) 2013-04-08T19:29:28Z The latitude and longitude locations also help police recover shell casings, which are used to provide forensic evidence in court. ShotSpotter Lets Police Pinpoint Exactly Where A Gun Was Fired 2013-06-28T22:00:00Z He has memoranda of the latitudes and longitudes of a multitude of cities, towns, rivers, and mountains, which will go far to fill up the "unknown regions " in our atlases. Dr. David Livingstone, a Bicentenary 2013-03-18T16:15:05.213Z The other satellite in the constellation, known as GOES-West, hovers at 135 degrees longitude and watches over the western United States and the Pacific Ocean. NOAA Weather Satellite Fails at Outset of Hurricane Season Predicted to be Busy 2013-05-28T15:15:06.397Z Like a reward on a wild west "wanted" poster, they aim to round up the experts to join a particular search: a way of determining longitude, or an affordable means of transport into space. What's the point of the Breakthrough science prize? 2013-02-22T10:00:02Z This means a place is more than a single latitude and longitude; rather it’s a set of features including a series of latitude and longitudes, category of business, hours of operation, popularity, etc. A Company That Tracks Your Every Move (And Pays You For The Privilege) 2013-04-08T19:29:28Z Cloud formations seem to show up at higher altitudes depending on longitude, says Buenzli. Wild Weather on a Cosmic Oddball 2013-01-16T06:20:00Z They left the metadata in the photo, revealing McAfee’s exact location, down to latitude and longitude. Dear Journalists at Vice and Elsewhere, Here Are Some Simple Ways Not To Get Your Source Arrested 2012-12-07T18:33:20Z Its current longitude, as of late November, is 188° in Jupiter’s System 2 longitude system. See Mercury at Dawn and Jupiter All Night Long 2012-11-30T17:45:00.417Z Charts were, after all, originally compiled by sailors using a watch and measuring longitude, with ancient sailors travelling by the stars. Scientists 'undiscover' Coral Sea island 2012-11-22T18:39:44Z The link requests the phone to identify its location as a latitude/longitude coordinate. Are smartphones smart in the hills 2012-09-19T05:20:05Z So Richardson broke Germany down into a series of two-dimensional boxes, each measuring three degrees of latitude by three degrees of longitude. The Weatherman Is Not a Moron 2012-09-07T21:02:28Z Corbis offers searching by location and date, but the location field contains the name, not latitude and longitude. Tool Kit: Web Sites and Apps Join Images to Places 2012-09-05T22:29:21Z The problem is that it is not an object fixed to the planet itself, but is a huge storm system, mostly confined to a constant latitude, but drifting over time in longitude. See Mercury at Dawn and Jupiter All Night Long 2012-11-30T17:45:00.417Z But don’t ask for the latitude and longitude of those features. Space missions trigger map wars 2012-08-22T17:20:34.400Z The row over Vesta centres, quite literally, not on a name but on issues of how to apply systems of longitude and latitude and mapping coordinates. The name game 2012-08-22T17:20:09.970Z We'll enter longitude and latitude locations into the G.P.S. units, then paddle and hike back to the trees we measured last summer. Green Blog: Snapshots in Time: The Dynamics of Trees 2012-07-23T16:08:07Z In most blogging platforms, this is as simple as clicking a map before you publish a post, upon which the latitude and longitude of your post is burned into the HTML. Geotagging: how local bloggers can help us escape 'Starbucks Street' 2012-07-19T14:08:59Z The distance-measuring devices will map the GPS longitude, latitude and altitude co-ordinates of every property in the trial area. Royal Mail sat-nav trials begin 2012-07-18T10:18:17Z Geo Bucket tracks the longitude and latitude of a phone as it moves, allowing roads to be accurately mapped. African start-ups make location pay its way 2012-07-17T03:13:32Z They’re actually just about exactly the same latitude and longitude, except on opposite sides of the equator. The Overlooked Joy of the Christmas Tree Worm 2012-06-04T11:15:17.153Z Since the eclipse ended at the same instant, whether seen from Tobolsk or St. Petersburg, the difference in time between these geographically separated measurements was exactly the difference in longitude between the locales. Flying Bridges: The Day the World Discovered the Sun [Excerpt] 2012-06-02T13:15:00.187Z What is it about: A huge number of Europeans from various ages, latitudes and longitudes were assessed for a variety of circadian, sleep and health parameters. Clocks, metabolism, evolution - toward an integrative chronobiology 2012-05-30T12:45:00.197Z The continent was severed by a north-and-south line along the 135th meridian of east longitude, and all the eastern part declared to be the territory of New South Wales. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z The longitude, of course, being easily determined by adding 180 to that of Gibraltar. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Now, taking the longitude of Madrid as zero, we find that----" "Good, Widdicombe, you have hit it! A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z As we crossed the 180th degree of longitude, just half the 422 way around the world from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, we "gained a day," or rather, recovered one that we had lost. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z It was as follows: To CAPTAIN, Antillian: Six-thirty p. m., apparent ship's time; latitude 42� 3� N., longitude 49� 9� W. Three large bergs 5 miles to southward of us. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Then follows an interesting description of surface artesian water known as Elizabeth Springs, in latitude half a degree south of the tropic, and in 140¾ degrees west longitude. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z "If a start is made somewhere on the 50th parallel North, the halfway time will be somewhere 50 degrees South, with a difference of 180 degrees of longitude." The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z He knew why a certain coast was dry and another rainy, and he could, on being informed of the latitude and longitude of a place, tell what was the prevailing weather and winds. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z On the 11th the "Carmania's" captain reported about thirty large icebergs in latitude 41 degrees 54 minutes and longitude 50 degrees 30 minutes west, as well as extensive field ice. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z In what latitude and longitude did the casualty occur? Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z They were written at sea; but the poor fellow's notions of latitude and longitude were so confused that it was not easy to say from whence. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z I will take my observations for longitude tonight, though it should be my last. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z Its latitude and longitude are determined according to the most exact means afforded by theory and practice. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The Greenwich meantime, and therefore the longitude at which the sun is vertical, is known by chronometer, and the declination of the sun is known from the Nautical Almanac. Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work 2012-04-06T02:00:32.097Z At the time this message was received the Titanic's position was about latitude 43� 35� N. and longitude 43� 50� W. Capt. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z From this spot British geographers measure the longitude. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z Sydney, although not quite at the other side of the world, is nearly so; it is ten hours of longitude Eastward of Greenwich; the sun rises there ten hours earlier than with us. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Geographers were formerly in the habit of measuring all longitudes from Ferro, the most westerly land known to them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z This expedition is noteworthy for having been the first on record where longitudes were taken by observation of the heavenly bodies. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z What a breadth of latitude, and of longitude, too,—in the fairest portion of North-America! The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z Bert gave the exact latitude and longitude to the San Francisco operator, who promised to forward it at once to the Navy Department at Washington. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z This question of clocks, as compared with time measured by the sun, presents some very curious aspects in relation to longitude. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The longitude assigned at first has, however, turned out to be erroneous; and the so-called “Longitude of Ferro” does not coincide with the actual longitude of the island. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Franklin traced the coast in a westerly direction to latitude 70° 24′ N., longitude, 149° 37′ W., and discovered several large rivers. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z For, in addition to the longitudes and latitudes quoted from Ptolemy, he has described by alignment the positions of the stars referred to. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z Scientific geography originated with his invention of the method of fixing terrestrial positions by circles of latitude and longitude. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Then the observation of a star's longitude and latitude, as referred to the ecliptic plane, could be made, quite as well as that of right ascension and declination on the equatorial plane. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z At the most moderate estimate, his travels covered a space of thirty-one degrees of longitude, or 1700 miles, and twenty-four of latitude, or nearly the same distance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z In 1770 he again worked with Biddle in taking the courses and distances from the New Castle Court House to the State House Observatory in Philadelphia for determining the latitude and longitude of each. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z Most of these discordances were certainly due to mistakes in copying, either in longitude or latitude. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z He had a right to a feeling of pride and of exultation, for his magnificent series of discoveries, covering 5� of latitude and 22� of longitude, completed the survey of northeastern Greenland. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z The whole to be constructed in a good and workmanlike manner, upon the same general plan and specifications as adopted east of the one-hundredth meridian of longitude. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z To crown the whole, there is a superb index, upon the most approved plan, with a faithful enumeration of latitudes and longitudes. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 106, November 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-11T03:00:15.507Z But having no timepieces, they were unable to ascertain their longitude by observation of the heavenly bodies, and had to rely on dead reckoning alone. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z In 1714, the British government offered a prize of £20,000 to the person who found a way to accurately determine a ship’s longitude. | Fixes: Prizes With an Eye Toward the Future 2012-02-29T19:46:17Z He was in his sixtieth year, and through forty-one degrees of longitude—from 107� W. to 148� W.—he had traced the coast of North America, thus outlining far the greater extent of the passage. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z But as the years go by, pitchers seem to get bigger, in longitude and latitude. Yankees? Pitchers Built for Gridiron, at Home on the Mound 2012-02-27T01:50:36Z At noon, high mountains were visible from the deck; our latitude, by observation, was 48� 51′, and our longitude, by chronometer, 00� 27′ west of Port Henry. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z This cape was found to be in latitude of 46° 19′, longitude 236° 6′ east. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z The principal scientific adviser to the Board of Longitude — someone to be reckoned with, as it was Isaac Newton — had said that the only solutions possible for the longitude problem would come from astronomy. | Fixes: Prizes With an Eye Toward the Future 2012-02-29T19:46:17Z By a journey of fifteen hundred and twenty miles Franklin verified Hearne's discovery of the Coppermine, though finding its latitude and longitude very far out, and later he built and wintered at Fort Enterprise. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z A waypoint is defined by longitude and latitude and helps lead pilots to the correct routes. Canadiens draw high honor from air traffic control 2012-02-17T20:05:16Z The difference has, therefore, been equally divided between North Cove and St. Martin Cove; the longitude of the latter being taken at 67� 29′ 03″, and of Port Famine at 70� 54′. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The greatest breadth, however, appears to comprise about 14 degrees of longitude, and the least about 8 degrees; so that we may take 11 degrees, or 660 geographical miles, as the average breadth. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z The moon’s apparent mean motion in longitude seems also to indicate slow periodic changes in the earth’s rotation; but these are not confirmed by transits of Mercury, which ought also to indicate them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z I was the only navigator on board when we sailed from Bahia, but before the cruise was over everybody aft could take his observations of the sun and work out his latitude and longitude. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z Half in Europe and half in Asia, it extends over many degrees of latitude and longitude, including many countries and many climates, "spanning the vast arch from Bagdad to Belgrade." From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The latitude, chronometric differences of longitude, and magnetic variation, were determined on shore at this southern point. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z If he is suffering from a sluggish liver, he will get no benefit from lolling about in smoking-saloons, whatever the latitude and longitude. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z For they never discussed American news at the receptions; they never came farther westward, conversationally, than longitude twenty-five, reckoned, of course, from Greenwich. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z The longitude has, I believe, never been accurately determined, and even the latitude of the landing-place is, if I am not much mistaken, more than a mile out on the chart. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z The greater and lesser circles were then pointed out, the meaning of longitude and latitude defined, the form and divisions of the earth mentioned and descanted upon, and the sun’s path through the ecliptic described. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The Beagle returned to Port Otway the following day, and in an interval of better weather obtained the observations necessary for ascertaining the latitude and longitude of the port, and for rating the chronometers. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Then they charted the location where each skull was dug up, and calculated average light levels for each locale, based on its latitude and longitude. Bright-Sized: Skull Study Shows Eye-Sockets Have Grown Larger at Higher Latitudes 2012-02-06T17:15:00.197Z "Yes, sir; it lies as nearly as possible in 64° 30' west longitude and 10° 22' north latitude." A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Louisville lies on the Southern bank of the Ohio river at the falls or rapids of that stream, in longitude 85° 30′ west of Greenwich, and latitude 38° 3′ north. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z All Angola, as far as the 20th degree of longitude, was allotted to us, so that we reached the Congo territory from the south. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z As one object of my stay was to obtain observations for the latitude and longitude, I erected our portable observatory, and set up an azimuth altitude instrument. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The length was measured along the imaginary longitude of the corpse of the mouse and the width was measured in the direction of its latitude. Selective killing of cancer cells by a small molecule targeting the stress response to ROS 2012-01-25T18:51:19.897Z There are 240 degrees of longitude between Liverpool and Canton; this makes the navigator’s distance, on the line of the North Pacific, 1,440 miles less than the Central. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z A final agreement, at the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494, placed the line somewhat further west, at around 46 degrees west longitude. | Borderlines: The Loneliness of the Guyanas 2012-01-17T02:22:34Z One man was much annoyed by the day lost in crossing 170° longitude. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z The geographers have plotted the planet and have snared every conceivable no-man's-land in the meshes of realistic lines of latitude and longitude. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z According to our observations, instituted on the spot, there is in the longitude, as we ascertained it, when compared with that assigned by the officers of the Galatea, a discrepancy of ten nautical miles. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z This veering of the wind proved to be a fore-runner of the Trades, which we got into on 14th December, in S. latitude 28� 1′, E. longitude 85�. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z He now fixed his residence at Islington, engaged chiefly upon lunar observations, with a view to the great desideratum of a method of finding the longitude at sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Capturing a spare day at 170° longitude, we reached Vancouver on the Queen’s Birthday. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z Extends from Arctic Ocean to equator, and through 165 degrees longitude; coast line nearly 40,000 miles. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z Huygens, however, had little interest in these fashions, devoting much of his time to improving the device both for astronomical use and for solving the problem of finding longitude at sea. A Chronicle of Timekeeping 2011-12-31T05:15:09.740Z The longitude of St. Paul would be 5 h. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z From the best accounts that I could collect, the latitude of this place must be about 63½� or 63� at least; the longitude is very uncertain. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z From Barlow's Inlet, our Expedition moved slowly westward, battling with the ice every rood of the way, until they reached Griffin's Island, at about 96° west longitude from Greenwich. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Australasia extends from equator to 47� south latitude, and from 112� to about 170� east longitude. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z Solving the Longitude Problem When the royal observatory, Greenwich, was founded in England in 1675, part of its charter was to find “the so-much-desired longitude of places.” A Chronicle of Timekeeping 2011-12-31T05:15:09.740Z The "Stars and Stripes" were run up, upon which we signalled the required latitude and longitude. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z As his course was about westerly, his position would be in latitude 60� 20' north and longitude 11� 30' west of Churchill. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Measured by degrees of longitude, Rome and this Babylon are more than two thousand miles apart. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z Polynesia includes Islands and island groups between Philippines and 100� west longitude. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z Thus, in 1714, through an act of Parliament, Britain offered substantial prizes for practical solutions to finding longitude at sea. A Chronicle of Timekeeping 2011-12-31T05:15:09.740Z If he took the route he has marked down and completed it in the time he says he did, one instead of two parallels of longitude should indicate the distance between the two lakes. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z I found the latitude of this place 61� 30' North, and its longitude, by my account, 19� West of Prince of Wales's Fort. 18th. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z In the lunar eclipse of April 3, 1605, two observers, Wendelinus and Lansberg, in different longitudes, made the eclipse end at times far more different than their difference of longitudes would explain. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 94, August 16, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-21T03:00:39.257Z The Sirius was spoken with on the 14th of April in latitude 45° north, longitude 37° west. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z Because the earth rotates every 24 hours, or 15 degrees in an hour, a two-hour time difference represents a 30-degree difference in longitude. A Chronicle of Timekeeping 2011-12-31T05:15:09.740Z The vast lake region, embracing some six degrees of longitude, and extending from the equator to fifteen degrees south latitude, had become a region of the greatest interest to explorers. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Its position is in latitude 62� 36' north, 28' south of the position assigned to it by Hearne in the text, and the longitude 4� 6' west of Fort Prince of Wales. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z It includes a region within 6 degrees north and south of the equator and 93�-119� longitude, where the temperature ranges from 66� to 90� F. and the atmosphere is exceedingly moist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The Great Western was spoken on the 15th of April in latitude 46° 26´ north, longitude 37° west. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z “Yes, a collision between the latitude and the longitude, and they’re both standing stock still at 60.” The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Aborigines occupying the same parallels of latitude and longitude, subject to the same influences of climate, living on the same diet, are different in color, features, and more than all, in disposition. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z I also prepared detached pieces on a much larger scale for every degree of latitude and longitude contained in the large Map. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z If ever he reached the ship’s longitude, he must have been carried past her with fearful speed, and—the curtain drops. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z It lies approximately between north latitude 13° and 42' and 17° and 49', and between 88° and 10' and 92° and 30' longitude west of Greenwich. Guatemala, the country of the future 2011-12-12T03:00:29.630Z “The good ship Snowbird, latitude 60 degrees North, longitude 60 degrees West.” The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z First there is that dead white of the map now changed to a dead black—I mean that darkest region of earth confined between east longitude 25 deg. and east longitude 29 deg. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z North; and the longitude by account was 5� 57' West, from Prince of Wales's Fort. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z The interior of Greenland contains both summer and winter a pole of cold, situated in the opposite longitude to that of Siberia, with which it is well able to compete in extreme severity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Her latitude and longitude were given, and it was said that considering her condition, she had made good progress since the time her boats had left her. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z He can take his latitude and longitude, and can lay the place of a vessel on the chart. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z His kingdom extends through three degrees of longitude and almost as many of latitude. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z "Nine men and the ship's bye on the Island o' San Pedro, latitude eighteen degrees, longitude one hundred and twenty-four degrees." The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z From it the exact time is conveyed each day at one o’clock by electric signal to the chief towns throughout the country; British and the majority of foreign geographers reckon longitude from its meridian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Treating the earth as a sphere, the meridians of longitude are all great circles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z She has handled some types which are accepted in the far east as representative of the west and are not complimentary to the good taste and social polish of this longitude. A Hundred and Sixty Books by Washington Authors Some Other Writers Who are Contributors to Periodical Literature, Lines Worth Knowing by Heart 2011-11-27T03:00:12.497Z This charter declared the boundaries of Virginia to extend from the 34th to the 45th parallels of longitude and authorized the planting of two colonies. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z The body is represented by the main part of the island, and the tail commences at the isthmus of Tucúran and stretches westward for a degree of longitude. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z This counsel makes up in joyous imagination what it lacks in latitude and longitude. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z Allowing for difference in longitude, it was almost at the same moment that the night mail pulled out of the Petersburg station. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z In the one hemisphere, the ranges essentially accord with the lines of longitude; in the other, with the lines of latitude. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes. The Golden Link of Friendship 2011-11-13T03:00:11.967Z Forty-two days after leaving Lisbon, Cabral's fleet saw unmistakable signs of land, being then in latitude 17 degrees south and longitude 36 degrees west. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The latitude was 33° 59' 7"; the longitude 76° 29' 23". Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Well, the only one worth speaking about," he said slowly, "was when we were becalmed in latitude 35� South, longitude 152� East, I think it was. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z When the GHA is less than the local longitude, the azimuth is negative. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 2011-11-02T02:00:14.587Z These two ranges mark the northern and the southern edges respectively of a great swelling, which extends eastward for nearly twenty degrees of longitude. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z They extend from 145° to 158° longitude east of Greenwich, and between 42° and 51° latitude north. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z Floras and Faunas have well-defined limits of latitude, beyond which they decline and become extinct, and in some countries we observe certain limitations as to longitudes. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z This region and archipelago is in ten degrees north latitude, and a hundred and sixty-one degrees longitude from the line of demarcation. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z As examples, all botanists who have attended to the subject are struck by the similarity of variation presented by different species growing on the same soils, altitudes, latitudes, longitudes, and so forth. Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility 2011-10-16T02:00:14.153Z We shall next define the astronomical measurements that correspond to terrestrial latitude and longitude. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Franklin's and Parry's discoveries overlap each other in longitude, and for the last thirty years or more the discovery of the North-West Passage has been reduced to the discovery of a link uniting the two. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z In fact, I think I may say without violating any confidence, that it is the initial point from which the right ascensions and the longitudes of the heavenly bodies are measured. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z Reduced to English degrees the latitude is 21� 4' 15" S. and the longitude 134� 17' 14" W. of Greenwich. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z I need not go on to specify the particular results on all kinds of plants of altitude, latitude, longitude, and so forth. Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility 2011-10-16T02:00:14.153Z For some reason astronomers have not, as we might expect, applied to these measurements the terms ‘celestial longitude’ and ‘celestial latitude.’ Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z The researchers obtained longitude and latitude coordinates for every trauma center in the United States. Study finds nearest trauma center is now farther away for 1 in 4 Americans 2011-10-05T20:42:57Z The lost Barque, Sea Flower.—On the rocks, in Treachery Bay, Isle of Misfortune, latitude —, longitude —, August 5, 18—. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Now we talk of longitude, have you read Cooper's last novel, by the author of the Spy? Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z If migration is harder across lines of latitude than longitude, then populations would be more isolated north to south, giving them more chances to diversify compared with one another. Copping a Latitude: Genetics Support Idea Cultural Interaction Was More East to West Than North to South 2011-09-26T21:15:00.263Z The measurements that correspond in astronomy to terrestrial latitude and longitude are called declination and right ascension and are obviously made with reference to the celestial equator, not the ecliptic. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z On the east the frontier between British and German territory is in its northern half the 21st degree of E. longitude, in its southern half the 20th degree. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z There were the feminine instinct as to the matching of colors, inbred throughout each latitude, and the masculine instinct in relation to stockings, existent in every longitude, each indicated with all assuredness and delicacy. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z The vessel encountered a whale later in longitude fifty, but it was obvious that the temperature of the Stream was disagreeable to him, for he soon headed again for the Arctic regions. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z For calculations of latitude and longitude, tables of the logarithmic values of ρ sin 1″, n sin 1″, and 2 n ρ sin 1″ are necessary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Right ascension, corresponding to terrestrial longitude, is the angular distance of a heavenly body from the vernal equinox measured on the celestial equator eastward to the hour circle passing through the body. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Abyssinia," he went on in his high voice, "is an inland country situated by the Red Sea between 5� and 15� north latitude, and 35� and 42� east longitude. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z As to their whereabouts, or the latitude and longitude of that strange, wild island, Dickson knew nothing. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Just south of Halifax, in longitude sixty-five degrees, they came across their first iceberg, drifting on the very edge of the stream. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z These determine rigorously the distance, and the mutual zenith distances and azimuths, of any two points on a spheroid whose latitudes and difference of longitude are given. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z It is the only one that has been able to disregard latitude and longitude, and to address and guide condition of civilization and modes of life quite unlike those of its origin. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z I replied, "It has no more to do with the catholic religion, than with the discovery of the longitude." Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z On a land extending over fourteen degrees of longitude there are scarcely seven hundred thousand souls. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Instead, the litigation claims, “Microsoft’s representations were false,” because the Windows Phone 7 OS transmits data, including latitude and longitude, when users activate its camera app. Microsoft Sued for Tracking User Locations 2011-09-01T18:22:25Z The method of determination of difference of longitude is, therefore, virtually as follows. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z The litigation, brought on behalf of a Windows Phone 7 user, claims Microsoft transmits data -- including approximate latitude and longitude coordinates of the user's device -- while the camera application is activated. Lawsuit says Microsoft tracks customers without consent 2011-08-31T20:44:28Z The log before me is so water-stained, so yellow with age, and so worn, that I cannot make out—do what I may—the latitude and longitude of the Gloaming Star at this particular time. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z “I would certainly do so; and say in your message the sun has come, that all is well and happy; give latitude and longitude exactly.” In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Mynheer de Jonge had made this retreat a sanctuary, a bit of old Holland transplanted bodily without regard to differences of latitude and longitude. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z The calculated latitudes, longitudes and azimuths, which are designated geodetic latitudes, longitudes and azimuths, are not to be confounded with the observed latitudes, longitudes and azimuths, for these last are subject to somewhat large errors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Think of the social studies skills of latitude and longitude or the impact on economics and culture. Using hurricanes and techie tools to engage students 2011-08-26T08:00:00Z My father, who was a scientific man, calculated the difference of longitude between Camden and New Orleans and found that the mental impression was at the exact time of my brother’s death.... Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z The latter, indeed, became indispensable to Lady Alwyn even before the ship had reached the longitude of Cape Farewell. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z "I hain't got the latitude and longitude of this-here proposition of yours figured just yet," he replied, producing a plug of tobacco and biting off a generous portion before passing it hospitably to his visitor. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z Here it is supposed that azimuths are measured from north by east, and longitudes eastwards. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z We can only trace his journeyings by his camping places where he gives his latitudes and longitudes, and which is only incidentally given and not in its regular order. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z The time, owing to the difference in longitude, corresponded with the time when the voice was heard.” Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z Has he discovered the longitude or the universal medicine? Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z He also fancied that he had discovered the longitude; and was very urgent for his liberation from the hospital, that he might claim the reward, to which his discovery was intitled. Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-23T02:00:29.227Z For the measurement of the arc of meridian in longitude 98� E., in 1900, nine base lines of a total length of 69.2 km. were measured in six months. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z But the Christian religion knows no degrees of latitude or longitude. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z I enclose with this a formal certificate of Mr. Wyndham's death, with the latitude and longitude of the exact spot where he must have gone down accurately described. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z He also fancied that he had discovered the longitude, and was very urgent for his liberation from the hospital, that he might claim the reward, to which his discovery was intitled. Observations on Insanity With Practical Remarks on the Disease and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-14T02:00:24.997Z Chances are that you are fully aware of the exact longitude and latitude of the facial offender which so hatefully appeared on your face. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z But without entering into further details it is not difficult to see how local attraction at any station affects the determinations of latitude, longitude and azimuth there. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z It was south on every line of the dial of longitude—north, east and west had vanished. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Everything is so thoroughly English, that only the temperature, together with the vegetation, tells the story of latitude and longitude. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z |
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