| 单词 | longitude |
| 释义 | longitude (lɒŋgɪtjuːd , US -tuːd ) Word forms: longitudes variable noun The longitude of a place is its distance to the west or east of a line passing through Greenwich. Compare latitude. He noted the latitude and longitude, then made a mark on the admiralty chart. Longitude is also an adjective. A similar feature is found at 13 degrees North between 230 degrees and 250 degrees longitude. Collocations: measure longitude The demand for portable clocks came during the 15th century from sailors who wanted to measure longitude. Times, Sunday Times More than 100,000 was eventually dispensed to clockmakers and astronomers who were able to measure longitude accurately. Times, Sunday Times However, as it was not possible at the time to correctly measure longitude, the exact boundary was disputed by the two countries until 1777. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It covers the chronometer's history from the earliest attempts to measure longitude while including detailed discussions and illustrations of the various mechanisms and their inventors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also devised a method for measuring longitude, based on eclipses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 经度 Japanese: 経度 |
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