#history_of_latitude

History of latitude

The Greeks studied the results of the measurements of latitude by the explorer Pytheas who voyaged to Britain and beyond, as far as the Arctic Circle, in 325 BC. They used several methods to measure latitude, including the height of the Sun above the horizon at midday, measured using a gnōmōn ; the length of the day at the summer solstice, and the elevation of the Sun at winter solstice.

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