latitude vs longitude
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noun
- scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
- the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
- an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
- freedom from normal restraints in conduct
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The principle of the itinerary engine is simple: from a departure address and an arrival address, or from longitude/latitude coordinates, Maporama International's servers calculate an optimized itinerary, respecting several constraints: the shortest or the more rapid itinerary, a pedestrian or car itinerary, a multimodal itinerary
Al-Mahri used astronomical observations of the height of stars to determine the difference in latitude between two places.
The polar ice caps will expand to reach around 45 degrees latitude north and south.
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noun
- the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
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Adopting, the additional computative burden imposed by it notwithstanding, Schonfeld's modification of Airy's formulæ, he introduced into his equations a fifth unknown quantity expressive of a possible stellar drift in galactic longitude.
The principle of the itinerary engine is simple: from a departure address and an arrival address, or from longitude/latitude coordinates, Maporama International's servers calculate an optimized itinerary, respecting several constraints: the shortest or the more rapid itinerary, a pedestrian or car itinerary, a multimodal itinerary
The Longitude Act established a blue ribbon panel of judges that became known as the Board of Longitude.
