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  • Meridian altitude — is an astronomical navigation method of calculating an observer s latitude. Contents 1 Principle 2 Methodology 3 See also 4 References …   Wikipedia

  • meridian — [mə rid′ē ən] adj. [OFr meridien < L meridianus, of noon, southern < meridies, noon, the south < older medidies < medius,MID1 + dies, day: see DEITY] 1. of or at noon 2. of or passing through the highest point in the daily course of… …   English World dictionary

  • Latitude — Lat i*tude, n. [F. latitude, L. latitudo, fr. latus broad, wide, for older stlatus; perh. akin to E. strew.] 1. Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width. [1913 Webster] Provided the length do not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Meridian arc — In geodesy, a meridian arc measurement is a highly accurate determination of the distance between two points with the same longitude. Two or more such determinations at different locations then specify the shape of the reference ellipsoid which… …   Wikipedia

  • Latitude — This article is about the geographical reference system. For other uses, see Latitude (disambiguation). Map of Earth Longitude (λ) Lines of longitude appear vertical with varying curvature in this projection, but are actually halves of great… …   Wikipedia

  • latitude and longitude — Coordinate system by which the position or location of any place on the Earth s surface can be determined and described. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are known as parallels, or parallels… …   Universalium

  • Meridian — 1 Original name in latin Meridian Name in other language MEI, Meridian, meolidieon, mrydyan, mysysypy, Меридиан State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 32.36431 latitude 88.70366 altitude 103 Population 41148 Date 2011 05 14 2… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Meridian (geography) — This article is about the geographical concept. For other uses, see meridian (disambiguation). The prime meridian at Greenwich, England. Since the adoption of WGS84, the meridian is now a couple of hundred metres or so east of this point A… …   Wikipedia

  • Meridian circle — Groombridge transit circle of 1806 The meridian circle, transit circle, or transit telescope is an instrument for observing the time of stars passing the meridian, at the same time measuring its angular distance from the zenith. The idea of… …   Wikipedia

  • meridian circle — Circle Cir cle (s[ e]r k l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle, akin to Gr. kri kos, ki rkos, circle, ring. Cf. {Circus}, {Circum }.] [1913 Webster] 1. A plane figure, bounded by a single… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • meridian — Synonyms and related words: Antarctic Zone, Arctic Circle, Arctic Zone, Frigid Zones, Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, Torrid Zone, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Variable Zones, acmatic, acme,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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