All 5 Uses
longitude
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Gulliver's Travels
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- This volume would have been at least twice as large, if I had not made bold to strike out innumerable passages relating to the winds and tides, as well as to the variations and bearings in the several voyages, together with the minute descriptions of the management of the ship in storms, in the style of sailors; likewise the account of longitudes and latitudes; wherein I have reason to apprehend, that Mr. Gulliver may be a little dissatisfied.†
Chpt Intr.longitudes = measures of east/west (relative to the Prime Meridian) on the earth
- The captain having been at Tonquin, was, in his return to England, driven north-eastward to the latitude of 44 degrees, and longitude of 143.†
Chpt 2 *longitude = a measure of east/west (relative to the Prime Meridian) on the earth
- About an hour before we saw the pirates I had taken an observation, and found we were in the latitude of 46 N. and longitude of 183.†
Chpt 3
- The continent, of which this kingdom is apart, extends itself, as I have reason to believe, eastward, to that unknown tract of America westward of California; and north, to the Pacific Ocean, which is not above a hundred and fifty miles from Lagado; where there is a good port, and much commerce with the great island of Luggnagg, situated to the north-west about 29 degrees north latitude, and 140 longitude.†
Chpt 3
- I should then see the discovery of the longitude, the perpetual motion, the universal medicine, and many other great inventions, brought to the utmost perfection.†
Chpt 3
Definitions:
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(longitude) a measure of east/west (relative to the Prime Meridian) on the earthLines of longitude are the imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole. They are sometimes called meridians. Unlike latitude, which measures north–south, longitude measures how far east or west a place is on Earth.
By international agreement, the zero line of longitude (0°) is the prime meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England. Longitudes go up to 180° east and 180° west. Used together with latitude, longitude lets you give an exact position for any point on Earth. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)