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Longitude and Longitude Act

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Difference between Longitude and Longitude Act

Longitude vs. Longitude Act

Longitude, is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. The Longitude Act was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom passed in July 1714 at the end of the reign of Queen Anne.

Similarities between Longitude and Longitude Act

Longitude and Longitude Act have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Degree (angle), History of longitude, John Harrison, Latitude, Minute and second of arc.

Degree (angle)

A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a measurement of a plane angle, defined so that a full rotation is 360 degrees.

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History of longitude

The history of longitude is a record of the effort, by astronomers, cartographers and navigators over several centuries, to discover a means of determining longitude.

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John Harrison

John Harrison (– 24 March 1776) was a self-educated English carpenter and clockmaker who invented a marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of calculating longitude while at sea.

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Latitude

In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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Minute and second of arc

A minute of arc, arcminute (arcmin), arc minute, or minute arc is a unit of angular measurement equal to of one degree.

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Longitude and Longitude Act Comparison

Longitude has 105 relations, while Longitude Act has 23. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 3.91% = 5 / (105 + 23).

References

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