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Longitude is a 2000 TV drama produced by Granada Television and the A&E Network for Channel 4, first broadcast between 2 and 3 January 2000 in the UK on Channel 4 and the US on A&E. It is a dramatisation of the 1995 book of the same title by Dava Sobel. It was written and directed by Charles Sturridge and stars Michael Gambon as clockmaker John ...
The history of longitude describes the centuries-long effort by astronomers, cartographers and navigators to discover a means of determining the longitude of any given place on Earth. The measurement of longitude is important to both cartography and navigation. In particular, for safe ocean navigation, knowledge of both latitude and longitude ...
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is a 1995 best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison, an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock ( chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea—an important development in navigation.
Map of the Channel Islands of California. Module:Location map/data/USA California Channel Islands is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Channel Islands of California. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Location map of USA Midwest. / 42.825; -92.25. Module:Location map/data/USA Midwest is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of USA Midwest. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Module:Location map/data/English Channel is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of English Channel. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
English Channel location map.svg. image1. Relief Map of English Channel.png. Module:Location map/data/English Channel is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of English Channel. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Module:Location map/data/USA Washington, D.C. is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Washington, D.C.. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.