Mar. 2, 2009
Today's Geography Lesson: Lines of Longitude
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We had a way of measuring how far north or south we were, by way of lines of latitude. But we needed a way of measuring how far east or west we are. So lines of longitude were invented. So now, we had a way of measuring how far east or west, but of what? So the idea came up for a "prime meridian." Every country wanted the honor of having the prime meridian run through their capital. France wanted the prime meridian to run through Paris. England wanted it to run through London. But even more people wanted it to run through Jerusalem. But none of these was correct. The prime meridian runs through a tiny town in England, not London. |
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