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Why is the prime merdian located where it is?

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∙ 11y ago
Updated: 9/16/2023

Nevil Maskelyne, was a British astronomer from 1765 to 1811. He put forth the concept of using the distance to the moon as a way to measure longitude. His calculations were made at the Greenwich Observatory. As a result, Greenwich was adopted as the Prime Meridian in 1884.

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What continents are located along the prime merdian?

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