Longitude Essay The Parliament was forced to find the solution to the troublesome longitude problem. William Whiston and Humphrey were mathematicians and friends who made a petition signed by “Captains of Her Majesty’s Ships‚ Merchant-Men” This piece of parchment demanded that the government pay attention to the longitude problem. A Parliamentary committee assembled to respond to its challenge in June of 1714. The committee sought out advice from Sir Isaac Newton. They established the Longitude
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equator‚ the imaginary line which divides our planet into the northern and southern hemispheres. 90° north is the North Pole and 90° south is the South Pole. Longitude The vertical longitude lines are also known as meridians. They converge at the poles and are widest at the equator (about 69 miles or 111 km apart). Zero degrees longitude is located at Greenwich‚ England (0°). The degrees continue 180° east and 180° west where they meet and form the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean
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_____________Tiffany Caufield_____________ Section __________________ EXERCISE 2 PROBLEMS/SOLUTIONS—PART I 1. Using a globe‚ determine the latitude and longitude (to the nearest degree) of the following cities. Be sure to indicate if the location is north or south latitude‚ and east or west longitude. City Latitude Longitude (a) 42 N 88 W (b) Tokyo‚ Japan 36 N 140 E (c) Sydney‚ Australia 34 S 151 E (d) Singapore 1N 104 E (e) 2. Chicago
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for every 15° of longitude. Therefore‚ if we know the local times at two points on Earth‚ we can use the difference between them to calculate how far apart those places are in longitude‚ east or west. This idea was very important to sailors and navigators in the 17th century. They could measure the local time‚ wherever they were‚ by observing the Sun‚ but navigation required that they also know the time at some reference point‚ e.g. Greenwich ‚ in order to calculate their longitude. Although accurate
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used to measure longitude (Lesson 02.01) (use the first resource in this lesson to help you) • Be able to list and describe the 2 main tools used to measure longitude in early navigation Sextant- it had a telescope and an index mirror‚ but was very time consuming Chronometers Current Navigation Tools (Lesson 02.01) • What tool do we currently use to determine location (latitude and longitude)? Maps‚ or GPS Longitude and Latitude (Lesson 02.01) • Know the ways that longitude and latitude
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► USE THE “A Printable Latitude & Longitude Map of the World” TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-5. As well as the rest of the Power Point. 1. List the seven large landmasses known as continents. 1.___North America___ 2.___South America____ 3._____Asia_______ 2. The Prime_ Meridian_ is the line of longitude that divides the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere. 3. Which two continents lie completely in the Southern Hemisphere? _____Australia and Antarctica__
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Nobel Prize "The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts‚ which shall be apportioned as follows: /- - -/ one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery or invention within the field of physics ..."(Alfred Nobel). The Nobel Prize was created by a Mr. Alfred Nobel who had accumulated much wealth throughout his life (mostly due to his invention and production of dynamite) and loved learning in all fields. Following his death much of his wealth was put towards
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recognizing excellence. In the world of writing‚ this award is the Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer Prize originated in 1917 by Joseph Pulitzer. In his will‚ he left two million dollars to Columbia University to create a school of journalism. Pulitzer was a proud‚ self-made man‚ but wanted to make it easier for future journalists to be successful in the industry he loved. One fourth of this money was to be "applied to prizes or scholarships for the encouragement of public service‚ public morals‚ American
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SHINGO PRIZE AWARD Purpose and Background The Shingo Prize (SP) was established in 1988 by a Japanese industrial engineer by the name of Shigeo Shingo‚ which "distinguished himself as one of the world’s leading experts in improving manufacturing processes."(Shingoprize.org‚ 2010) The (SP) works by promoting an awareness of incline in manufacturing concepts‚ and to recognize companies that achieve world class status. The (SP) has been referred to by Business Week the “Nobel Prize of Manufacturing
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article‚ “Showbusiness of a serious kind”‚ discusses how prizes and their winners are created‚ and how different factors affect the prizes’ success. Street suggests that the prizes’ success “is measured in units of publicity” (Street‚ 2005‚ p. 832)‚ meaning that the extent of media coverage is directly correlated to it. Hence‚ using the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’‚ I will be examining how the variety game show in the film‚ which is the prize narrative‚ becomes successful due to its level of publicity
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