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longitude [ˈlɒnʤɪtju:d, Am ˈlɑ:nʤətu:d] N GEO

longitude

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Accurate timekeeping is one means by which longitude can be determined at sea. en.wikipedia.org

Launched in 1967 it was operated in geostationary orbit, spending most of its operational life at a longitude of 15 degrees west. en.wikipedia.org

Launched in 1982, it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 74 east. en.wikipedia.org

Because the division was made into equal arcs, 30 each, they constituted an ideal system of reference for making predictions about a planet's longitude. en.wikipedia.org

The stream of particles varies in density, temperature, and speed over time and over solar longitude. en.wikipedia.org

He considered the extent of the known world to be 160 in longitude, and divided the region into ten parts, each 16 wide. en.wikipedia.org

Twenty years later, he was the first to describe how an accurate clock could be used to determine longitude. en.wikipedia.org

This network consists of five 1m-class optical telescopes distributed in longitude around the southern hemisphere in order to perform quasi-continuous round-the-clock precision monitoring. en.wikipedia.org

The longitude of the glacier in its path towards the interior of the park is 15 km. en.wikipedia.org

It is located in 20o latitude, 14 62 north. 85o longitude, 5029 east, with an elevation of 52 feet. en.wikipedia.org

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