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Hipparchus was the best astronomers of his time and was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician. He very accurately cataloged over 1,000 stars.
Ptolemy was a great admirer of Hipparchus research and from what I've seen Ptolemy was often said to do what Hipparchus had done.
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∙ 11y agoHipparchus was a Greek astronomer (someone who would study the sky) and he invented the grid system of longitude and latitude.
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What is a network of imaginary lines?
A grid. One system is called longitude and latitude
How do you use a the geographic grid?
The use of latitude and longitude to spread a grid out amongst the Earth's surface.
What are the 4 differences between alphanumeric grid and latitude and longitude?
In latitude and longitude
What is a network of imaginary lines called?
A grid. One system is called longitude and latitude
What has been used as grid measurement system for navigating the earth for years?
Latitude and Longitude
Who invented the longitude and latitude grid?
alberuni invented the longitude and latitude of earth.
What lines are part of a grid system on the map?
Latitude and longitude
What lines makes up earths grid system?
Lines of latitude and the lines of longitude.
What is a global grid?
The definition of global grid is a grid that covers the whole Earth.
Would a map of your city have a grid system of longitude and latitude?
You can make your own grid system anywhere,so yes.
Who invented the grid system and when did they invent it?
Hipparchus is the man credited with developing the global grid system made up of imaginary lines of latitude and longitude. Though he was born in 190 BC and died in 120 BC, his grid system is still used today.
What are the four parts of the grid system?
longitude, latitude, equator, prime meridian
What is a network of imaginary lines?
A grid. One system is called longitude and latitude
How do you use a the geographic grid?
The use of latitude and longitude to spread a grid out amongst the Earth's surface.
The network of lines of latitude and longitude that make up the coordinate system of earth?
grid system
What are the 4 differences between alphanumeric grid and latitude and longitude?
In latitude and longitude
What is a network of imaginary lines called?
A grid. One system is called longitude and latitude
