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1995 popular science book
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is a 1995 best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John
Longitude_(book)
Topics referred to by the same term
the longitude problem Longitude (book), by Dava Sobel about John Harrison Longitude (TV series), a 2000 TV drama produced from the book Longitude Prize
Longitude_(disambiguation)
East-West geographic coordinate
Longitude (/ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd/, AU and UK also /ˈlɒŋɡɪ-/) is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the surface of the
Longitude
British government department tasked with improving accurate marine chronometry
The Commissioners for the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea, or more popularly Board of Longitude, was a British government body formed in 1714 to administer
Board_of_Longitude
Treatise on cartography by Claudius Ptolemaeus
beginning of Book VII, a gazetteer provides longitude and latitude values for the world known to the ancient Romans (the "ecumene"). The rest of Book VII provides
Geography_(Ptolemy)
Clock used on ships to aid in navigation
the ship's position by celestial navigation. It is used to determine longitude by comparing Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the time at the current location
Marine_chronometer
System to specify locations on Earth
measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude and longitude. It is the simplest, oldest, and most widely used type of the various
Geographic_coordinate_system
Line of longitude, at which longitude is defined to be 0°
A prime meridian is a meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°. On a spheroid, a prime
Prime_meridian
2000 British docudrama miniseries
Longitude is a 2000 TV drama produced by Granada Television and the A&E Network for Channel 4, first broadcast between 2 and 3 January 2000 in the UK
Longitude_(TV_series)
1714 British prize for ship's chronometers
The longitude rewards were the system of inducement prizes offered by the British government for a simple and practical method for the precise determination
Longitude_rewards
Record of humanity's attempts to find east-west position on Earth
history of longitude describes the centuries-long effort by astronomers, cartographers and navigators to discover a means of determining the longitude (the
History_of_longitude
2002 English-language book by Thomas Friedman
experience around that time. "Longitudes and Attitudes". BookBrowse. Retrieved 27 November 2017. Presentation by Friedman on Longitudes and Attitudes, September
Longitudes_and_Attitudes
Eighth astrological sign of the zodiac
originating from the constellation of Scorpius. It spans 210–240° ecliptic longitude. Under the tropical zodiac (most commonly used in Western astrology),
Scorpio_(astrology)
English clockmaker (1693–1776)
chronometer, a long-sought device for solving the problem of how to calculate longitude while at sea. Harrison's solution revolutionized navigation and greatly
John_Harrison
First astrological sign of the zodiac
astrological sign in the zodiac, spanning the first 30 degrees of celestial longitude (0°≤ λ <30°), and originates from the Aries constellation. Under the tropical
Aries_(astrology)
Seventh astrological sign of the zodiac
seventh astrological sign in the zodiac. It spans 180°–210° celestial longitude. The Sun transits this sign on average between September 24 and October
Libra_(astrology)
film edited from Vinden Från Väster (1942); video [485] Latitude and Longitude (British Columbia Provincial Educational Media Centre) color 14m 1981
List of Encyclopædia Britannica Films titles
List_of_Encyclopædia_Britannica_Films_titles
Line between the poles with the same longitude
it is a coordinate line for longitudes, a line of longitude. The position of a point along the meridian at a given longitude is given by its latitude, measured
Meridian_(geography)
1516 book by Thomas More
someone had coughed during the announcement of its exact longitude and latitude. The first book tells of the traveller Raphael Hythlodaeus, to whom More
Utopia_(book)
Third astrological sign of the zodiac
Computer Interactive Almanac. 2.2.2. Washington DC: US Naval Observatory. Longitude of Sun, apparent geocentric ecliptic of date, interpolated to find time
Gemini_(astrology)
Area of the sky divided into twelve signs
into 12 equal parts, called "signs", each occupying 30° of celestial longitude. These signs roughly correspond to the astronomical constellations with
Zodiac
Celestial coordinate system used to describe Solar System objects
subject to small periodic oscillations. Ecliptic longitude Ecliptic longitude or celestial longitude (symbols: heliocentric ℓ, geocentric λ) measures
Ecliptic_coordinate_system
Twelfth astrological sign of the zodiac
the zodiac. It is a mutable sign. It spans 330° to 360° of celestial longitude. Under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this area between about February
Pisces_(astrology)
Alias for the UTC+00:00 time zone
chronometer on GMT to calculate their longitude from the Greenwich meridian, which was considered to have longitude zero degrees, by a convention adopted
Greenwich_Mean_Time
British astronomer and physicist (1732–1811)
at Chipping Barnet in 1761, and began work on a book, publishing the lunar-distance method of longitude calculation and providing tables to facilitate
Nevil_Maskelyne
Coordinate system for planets
planetographic longitude, west longitudes (i.e., longitudes measured positively to the west) are used when the rotation is prograde, and east longitudes (i.e.
Planetary_coordinate_system
1999 book by Thomas Friedman
The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization is a 1999 book by Thomas L. Friedman that posits that the world is currently undergoing two struggles:
The_Lexus_and_the_Olive_Tree
Time in astronomy
variations of local apparent time, forming a uniform time scale at a specific longitude. This measurement of time was used for everyday use during the 19th century
Local_mean_time
Ninth astrological sign of the zodiac
Computer Interactive Almanac. 2.2.2. Washington DC: US Naval Observatory. Longitude of Sun, apparent geocentric ecliptic of date, interpolated to find time
Sagittarius_(astrology)
Geographic coordinate specifying north-south position
parallels, run east-west as circles parallel to the equator. Latitude and longitude are used together as a coordinate pair to specify a location on the surface
Latitude
Sixth solar term of traditional East Asian calendars
It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 30° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 45°. It more often refers in particular to the
Guyu
British literary awards
The British Book Awards or the 'Nibbies' are literary awards for the best UK writers and their works, administered by the British magazine The Bookseller
British_Book_Awards
Formula for the great-circle distance between two points on a sphere
the great-circle distance between two points on a sphere given their longitudes and latitudes. Important in navigation, it is a special case of a more
Haversine_formula
Instrument for measuring, keeping or indicating time
ability to measure latitude and longitude. Latitude can be determined through celestial navigation; the measurement of longitude requires accurate knowledge
Clock
Fourth solar term of traditional East Asian calendars
term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 0° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 15°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins
Chunfen
American science writer
writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. Her books include Longitude, about English clockmaker John Harrison; Galileo's Daughter, about Galileo's
Dava_Sobel
29 October 1998 (1998-10-29) 6 "Beyond a Joke" 5 November 1998 (1998-11-05) 7 "Longitude" 4 January 1999 (1999-01-04) — "Born to Be Fat (Fat Files Special Edition
List of Horizon (British TV series) episodes
List_of_Horizon_(British_TV_series)_episodes
1979): "Folds Dependent" (2003). Linda Buckley (born 1979): "Latitude Longitude" (2007) and "Beethoven Reflected" (2019), in addition "Haza" (2016) for
List of string quartet composers
List_of_string_quartet_composers
System for specifying positions of celestial objects
ecliptic longitude β, ecliptic latitude Galactic coordinates l, galactic longitude b, galactic latitude Miscellaneous λo, observer's longitude ϕo, observer's
Astronomical coordinate systems
Astronomical_coordinate_systems
1994 Italian-language novel by Eco
set in the 17th century during the historical search for the secret of longitude. The central character is Roberto della Griva, an Italian nobleman stranded
The_Island_of_the_Day_Before
industrial chemist Roland K. E. Torode (1923-2012) measured the ecliptic longitudes of the stars depicted and thereby determined, with allowance for precession
Meanings of minor-planet names: 10001–11000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_10001–11000
Country in South Asia
between 6° 44′ and 35° 30′ north latitude and 68° 7′ and 97° 25′ east longitude. Major Himalayan-origin rivers that substantially flow through India include
India
First planet from the Sun
libration of 23.65° in longitude. For the same reason, there are two points on Mercury's equator, 180 degrees apart in longitude, at either of which, around
Mercury_(planet)
movie 1999 Wives and Daughters Squire Hamley TV miniseries, BBC 2000 Longitude John Harrison Television movie, A&E Endgame Hamm Television Movie, BBC
Michael Gambon on screen and stage
Michael_Gambon_on_screen_and_stage
Conic conformal map projection
projection is relatively easy to use: conversions from geodetic (latitude/longitude) to State Plane Grid coordinates involve trigonometric equations that
Lambert conformal conic projection
Lambert_conformal_conic_projection
Sole survivor of Yemenia Flight 626 crash in 2009
to data in the U.S. Naval Observatory website for the accident site (longitude E43.3, latitude S11.3), there was no moonlight after the crash, since
Bahia_Bakari
American bear enthusiast and documentary filmmaker (1957–2003)
watch bears after a close friend persuaded him to do so. According to his book, Among Grizzlies: Living with Wild Bears in Alaska, his mission to protect
Timothy_Treadwell
Aspect of timekeeping
Pocock (2008). "Cues for timing and coordination: latitude, Letterman, and longitude". Journal of Labor Economics. 26 (2): 223–246. doi:10.1086/525027. S2CID 153868560
Analysis of daylight saving time
Analysis_of_daylight_saving_time
Country in West Asia
second-largest in West Asia. It lies between latitudes 24° and 40° N and longitudes 44° and 64° E. It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia, the Azeri exclave
Iran
Country in Northwestern Europe
Conference in 1884. The UK lies between latitudes 49° and 61° N, and longitudes 9° W and 2° E. Northern Ireland shares a 310-mile (499 km) land boundary
United_Kingdom
allows small electronic receivers to determine their location such as longitude, latitude, and altitude to within a few meters using time signals transmitted
Timeline of United States inventions (1946–1991)
Timeline_of_United_States_inventions_(1946–1991)
Grid on a map, depicting a coordinate system
to specifically refer to the parallels and meridians of latitude and longitude, respectively. In modern usage, graticules are contrasted with grids,
Graticule
Country in North America
its southern extreme at Middle Island in Lake Erie at 41°40′53″N. In longitude, Canada's land extends from Cape Spear, Newfoundland, at 52°37′W, to Mount
Canada
Country in West Asia
Strip to the south-west. It lies between latitudes 29° and 34° N, and longitudes 34° and 36° E. The sovereign territory of Israel (according to the demarcation
Israel
Human computer (1779–1846)
ISBN 9789048124732. OCLC 437347262.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) "Papers of the Board of Longitude : Papers on payments for Board
Eliza_Edwards
Technology development overview
satellite at a fixed longitude above the equator Inclined geosynchronous orbit – Orbit keeping the satellite at a fixed longitude above the equator Inclined
Outline of artificial satellites
Outline_of_artificial_satellites
westernmost points on Earth, based on the east–west standard for describing longitude, can be found anywhere along the 180th meridian, which passes through
Extremes_on_Earth
English mathematician and feminist
to pursue her religiously-based longitude project and the circulation of her book, A Proposal to Determine our Longitude (two editions, 1742 and 1743).
Jane_Squire
Shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere
latitude, 0.2% for longitude. Kells, Lyman M.; Kern, Willis F.; Bland, James R. (1940). Plane And Spherical Trigonometry. McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc. pp
Great-circle_distance
English astrologer, occultist and herbalist
only printed work was a pamphlet advertising a bogus method for divining longitude while at sea. His intimate knowledge of Shakespeare's circle makes him
Simon_Forman
Country in West Africa
kilometres (350 miles). It is situated between latitudes 4°45′N and 11°N, and longitudes 1°15′E and 3°15′W. The Prime Meridian passes through Tema, near Accra
Ghana
Sixth astrological sign of the zodiac
Computer Interactive Almanac. 2.2.2. Washington DC: US Naval Observatory. Longitude of Sun, apparent geocentric ecliptic of date, interpolated to find time
Virgo_(astrology)
Country in South America
its Atlantic islands, Brazil lies between latitudes 6°N and 34°S, and longitudes 28° and 74°W. Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, and third
Brazil
Westernmost region of the African continent
Africa is west of an imagined north–south axis lying close to 10° east longitude. The Atlantic Ocean forms the western as well as the southern borders
West_Africa
Country in Oceania
countries. Mainland Australia lies between latitudes 9° and 44° south, and longitudes 112° and 154° east. Surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans, Australia
Australia
Area that observes a uniform standard time
between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it is convenient for areas in frequent communication to keep
Time_zone
Natural disaster in Nigeria
situated between approximately latitudes 4o and 14o north of the equator and longitudes 2o 2' and 14o 30' east of the Greenwich Meridian. It shares its borders
Natural_disasters_in_Nigeria
Country in Southeast Africa
country in southern Africa, lying between latitudes 15° and 23°S, and longitudes 25° and 34°E. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to
Zimbabwe
other star in the system LN2 – (instrumentation) liquid nitrogen LOAN – Longitude of ascending node LOFAR – (telescope) LOw Frequency ARray, for radio astronomy
List_of_astronomy_acronyms
Capital and most populous city of Sweden
Observatory. Valid for latitude 59 degrees and 21 minutes north (and longitude 12 time minutes east of the Swedish time meridian, which is 15 degrees
Stockholm
Shortest paths on a bounded deformed sphere-like quadric surface
two types. Consider two points: A at latitude φ1 and longitude λ1 and B at latitude φ2 and longitude λ2 (see Fig. 1). The connecting geodesic (from A to
Geodesics_on_an_ellipsoid
English pamphleteer
pamphleteer who attempted to win one of the rewards offered by the 1714 Longitude Act passed, which offered monetary rewards for anyone who could find a
Elizabeth Johnson (pamphleteer)
Elizabeth_Johnson_(pamphleteer)
Apparent oscillation of a minor body seen from the major body it orbits
the Earth's tilted axis vis-a-vis an orbit of the Moon. Libration in longitude results from the eccentricity of the orbit of the Moon around the Earth;
Libration
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
653 km (23,396 mi). Russia lies between latitudes 41° and 82° N, and longitudes 19° E and 169° W, extending some 9,000 km (5,600 mi) east to west, and
Russia
Country in the Caribbean
situated between 10° 2' and 11° 12' N latitude and 60° 30' and 61° 56' W longitude, with the Caribbean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and
Trinidad_and_Tobago
Country house in Sedgemoor, UK
House, Goathurst: DD\S\WH, mid 13th century to 1908 latitude 51.0986, longitude -3.0668 "Halswell House". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 4 November
Halswell_House
Country in Northern Europe
200 sq mi). It lies between latitudes 53° and 57° N, and mostly between longitudes 21° and 27° E (part of the Curonian Spit lies west of 21°). It has around
Lithuania
Handwriting exercise book
unlabelled maps, and later to recreate entire maps using a latitude and longitude grid. There are also botanical copybooks, such as Studies of Flowers from
Copybook_(education)
1975 short story collection by Harlan Ellison
Award; "Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54' N, Longitude 77° 00' 13" W", which won the Hugo Award; and "The Deathbird", another
Deathbird_Stories
Country in West Asia
world's largest peninsula), lying between latitudes 16° and 33° N, and longitudes 34° and 56° E. Because the country's southeastern and southern borders
Saudi_Arabia
Country in North America
1 October 2024. Mexico is located between latitudes 14° and 33°N, and longitudes 86° and 119°W in the southern portion of North America, with a total area
Mexico
Autonomous territory of Denmark
Canada and the United States. It lies between latitudes 59° and 83°N, and longitudes 11° and 74°W, with over 80% of its land mass north of the Arctic Circle
Greenland
Country in Southwestern Europe
16 May 2026. de Grijs, Richard (19 December 2020). "European longitude prizes. I. Longitude determination in the Spanish Empire" (PDF). Journal of Astronomical
Portugal
Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2015. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) International Boundary Commission,
Timeline of geopolitical changes (1900–1999)
Timeline_of_geopolitical_changes_(1900–1999)
Country primarily in Western Europe
Metropolitan France is situated mostly between latitudes 41° and 51° N, and longitudes 6° W and 10° E, on the western edge of Europe, and thus lies within the
France
Ecological theory
Western and Central Europe between 45°N and 58°N latitude and 5°W and 25°E longitude. This includes most of the British Isles and everything between France
Wood-pasture_hypothesis
that ARSAT would have authorization to use the orbital position 81° West longitude and its associated frequency bands granted by the International Telecommunication
Presidency_of_Néstor_Kirchner
Country in Southern Africa
Edward Islands, the country lies between latitudes 22° and 35°S, and longitudes 16° and 33°E. The interior of South Africa consists of a large, and in
South_Africa
Country in Eastern Europe and West Asia
Asia and Eastern Europe. It lies between latitudes 38° and 42° N, and longitudes 44° and 51° E. The perimeter of Azerbaijan's land borders is 2,648 km
Azerbaijan
Nuer people's homeland in South Sudan
located largely within South Sudan between latitudes 7° and 10° north and longitudes 29° and 32° east. The region covers parts of Upper Nile State, Jonglei
Nuerland
Country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
mountains, and volcanic islands. It lies between latitudes 11°S and 6°N and longitudes 95°E and 141°E, and is the world's largest archipelagic state, extending
Indonesia
a "E" longitude value refers to the eastern hemisphere, and a "W" refers to the western hemisphere. The extreme points of latitude and longitude are published
Extreme_points_of_Norway
Fourth astrological sign of the zodiac
from the constellation of Cancer. It spans from 90° to 120° celestial longitude. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area between approximately
Cancer_(astrology)
American author and engineer (1907–1988)
unpublished in book form. Off the Main Sequence, published in 2005, includes three short stories never before collected in any Heinlein book (Heinlein called
Robert_A._Heinlein
Country in West Asia
between 22°30' and 26°10' north latitude and between 51° and 56°25′ east longitude. It shares a 530-kilometre (330 mi) border with Saudi Arabia on the west
United_Arab_Emirates
Country in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Shymkent, Aktöbe and Karagandy. It lies between latitudes 40° and 56° N, and longitudes 46° and 88° E. While located primarily in Asia, a small portion of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Dolphin ( United Kingdom) the ship from Hull sprung a leak at latitude 49, longitude 70.10. A bottle containing the ships position was found in Padstow harbour
List of shipwrecks of Cornwall (19th century)
List_of_shipwrecks_of_Cornwall_(19th_century)
Desert in the Arabian Peninsula
miles) long, and 500 kilometres (310 miles) wide, covering the area of longitude 44.5°−56.5°E and latitude 16.5°−23.0°N. Its surface elevation varies from
Rub'_al_Khali
Topics referred to by the same term
as a Golden jubilee 50th meridian east, a line of longitude 50th meridian west, a line of longitude 50th parallel north, a circle of latitude 50th parallel
50th
Position in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom
position was created with the goal of discovering a way to determine longitude at sea when out of sight of land. It is now a largely honorary role. The
Astronomer_Royal
travel, tourism, insurance
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Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Midlands)
English (mainly East Midlands) : habitational name from any of various places. Melbourne in former East Yorkshire is recorded in Domesday Book as Middelburne, from Old English middel ‘middle’ + burna ‘stream’; the first element was later replaced by the cognate Old Norse meðal. Melbourne in Derbyshire has as its first element Old English mylen ‘mill’, and Melbourn in Cambridgeshire probably Old English melde ‘milds’, a type of plant.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Cumbria (Westmorland). The place name is recorded in Domesday Book as Lupetun, and probably derives from an Old English personal name Hluppa (of uncertain origin) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.The name was brought to America by John Lupton, who sailed from Gravesend, England, on the Primrose in 1635, and is recorded in VA three years later. On 24 October 1635 Davie Lupton set off on the Constance bound for VA, but there is no record of his arrival in the New World. A Christopher Lupton is recorded in Suffolk Co., Long Island, NY, c.1635, and a large number of Luptons in NC descend from him. An American family of the name settled in the area of Winchester, VA, in the mid18th century; they can be traced back to Martin Lupton, who was married in 1630 in the parish of Rothwell, Yorkshire, England.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the places so called. In over thirty instances from many different areas, the name is from Old English midel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. However, Middleton on the Hill near Leominster in Herefordshire appears in Domesday Book as Miceltune, the first element clearly being Old English micel ‘large’, ‘great’. Middleton Baggot and Middleton Priors in Shropshire have early spellings that suggest gem̄ðhyll (from gem̄ð ‘confluence’ + hyll ‘hill’) + tūn as the origin.A Scottish family of this name derives it from lands at Middleto(u)n near Kincardine. The Scottish physician Peter Middleton practiced in New York City after 1752 and was one of the founders of the medical school at King's College (now Columbia University) in 1767. One of the earliest of the Charleston, SC, Middleton family of prominent legislators was Arthur Middleton, born in Charleston in 1681.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a bookbinder, from Anglo-Norman French liur.English : possibly a topographic name (recorded in 1332 as le Lyghere) for someone who lived in a woodland clearing, from a derivative of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.German : short form of a Germanic personal name formed with liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + hari ‘army’.German : possibly a topographic name formed with the element lir ‘swamp’, ‘bog’, or a habitational name from Lier, named with this word.Dutch : habitational name from Lier, in the Belgian province of Antwerp.Norwegian : habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named with the indefinite plural form of li ‘mountain slope’, ‘hillside’ (see Li 4).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire. The early forms, from Domesday Book to the early 13th century, show the first element uniformly as Mam-, and it is therefore likely that this was a British hill-name meaning ‘breast’ (compare Manchester), with the later addition of Old English feld ‘pasture’, ‘open country’ (see Field) as the second element. The surname is now widespread throughout Midland and southern England and is also common in Ireland.Irish : when not an importation of 1, this is an altered form of the Norman name Manville (see Mandeville).Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Mansfeld, a habitational name for someone from a place so called in Saxony.
Boy/Male
African, American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, Jamaican
Beech-tree; Binder of Books; Bleacher of Cloth; Book Binder
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a lost place in Essex (probably near Pebmarsh) recorded in Domesday Book as Liffildeuuella ‘spring or stream (Old English wella) of a woman named Lēofhild’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places so called. Most, as for example those in Dorset, Norfolk, Rutland, and Suffolk, were named from Old English lang ‘long’ + hÄm ‘homestead’, ‘enclosure’; but one in Essex is recorded in Domesday Book as Laingaham, from Old English LÄhhingahÄm ‘homestead of the people of Lahha’, and one in Lincolnshire originally had as its second element Old Norse holmr ‘island’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place called Lutton in Northamptonshire named in Old English as Ludingtūn (see Lutton) or from Luddington in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Ludintone, both named from the Old English personal name Luda + -ing- denoting association with + tūn ‘estate’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Devon, recorded in Domesday Book as Loba, apparently a topographical term meaning perhaps ‘lump’, ‘hill’, the village being situated at the bottom of a hill. There is also a place of the same name in Oxfordshire (recorded in 1208 as Lobbe), but the historical and contemporary distribution of the surname (which is still largely restricted to Devon), makes it unlikely that it ever derived from this place, or from Middle English, Old English lobbe ‘spider’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place called Kempsey in Worcestershire, recorded in Domesday Book as Chemesege, from an Old English personal name Cymi + ēg ‘island’, ‘area of dry land in a marsh’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lichfield in Staffordshire. The first element preserves a British name recorded as Letocetum during the Romano-British period. This means ‘gray wood’, from words which are the ancestors of Welsh llŵyd ‘gray’ and coed ‘wood’. By the Old English period this had been reduced to Licced, and the element feld ‘pasture’, ‘open country’ was added to describe a patch of cleared land within the ancient wood.English : habitational name from Litchfield in Hampshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Liveselle. This is probably from an Old English hlīf ‘shelter’ + Old English scylf ‘shelf’, ‘ledge’. The subsequent transformation of the place name may be the result of folk etymological association with Old English hlið, hlid ‘slope’ + feld ‘open country’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places, in Cheshire and West Yorkshire, called Ledsham. The first is named with the Old English personal name LÄ“ofede + Old English hÄm ‘homestead’ and the second is recorded in Domesday Book as Ledesham ‘homestead within the district of Leeds’.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Leyland in Lancashire (recorded in Domesday Book as Lailand), or from Laylands in Yorkshire; both are named from Old English lǣge ‘untilled ground’ + land ‘land’, ‘estate’. In some cases the name may be topographical.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Kinsley in West Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Chineslai ‘woodland clearing (Old English lēah) of a man called Cyne’.Probably also an altered spelling of various like-sounding German names, such as Kinzler, Kinseli, Künzli or Künzle (see Kuenzli).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a pair of villages in Cheshire, on either side of the Weaver river, recorded in Domesday Book as Maneshale, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Mann + Old English scylf ‘shelf’, ‘ledge’.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized form of Buchbinder.English : occupational name for a bookbinder, from Middle English bokbynder.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Buche.English
Americanized spelling of German Buche.English : see Book.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone concerned with books, generally a scribe or binder, from Middle English boker, Old English bÅcere, an agent derivative of bÅc ‘book’.English : variant of Bowker.Americanized form of German Bucher.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Yorkshire) : habitational name from Laycock in West Yorkshire or possibly from Lacock in Wiltshire. Both are recorded in Domesday Book as Lacoc and seem to be named with a diminutive of Old English lacu ‘stream’.
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a.
Having reference to the earth as center; in relation to or seen from the earth, -- usually opposed to heliocentric, as seen from the sun; as, the geocentric longitude or latitude of a planet.
n.
The distance in degrees, reckoned from the vernal equinox, on the ecliptic, to a circle at right angles to the ecliptic passing through the heavenly body whose longitude is designated; as, the longitude of Capella is 79¡.
a.
As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, Neptunicentric longitude or force.
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An instrument for determining longitude by observation of the stars.
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Bookish.
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Culminating, or coming to the meredian, at or about the same time with the moon; -- said of a star or stars, esp. of certain stars selected beforehand, and named in an ephemeris (as the Nautical Almanac), as suitable to be observed in connection with the moon at culmination, for determining terrestrial longitude.
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To turn away from the west; to throw out of reckoning as to longitude.
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An instrument for measuring angular distances between objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually of metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a circle. See Quadrant.
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Of or pertaining to longitude or length; as, longitudinal distance.
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A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance, and usually beating half seconds; -- intended to keep time with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations, in determining longitude, etc.
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Slowness; sluggishness.
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The quality or habit of being lenient; lenity.
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The arc or portion of the equator intersected between the meridian of a given place and the meridian of some other place from which longitude is reckoned, as from Greenwich, England, or sometimes from the capital of a country, as from Washington or Paris. The longitude of a place is expressed either in degrees or in time; as, that of New York is 74¡ or 4 h. 56 min. west of Greenwich.
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A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room for notes.
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A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
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The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180¡; -- signified by the symbol /; as, / / /, opposition of Jupiter to the sun.
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Position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body; -- usually defined by its right ascension and declination, or by its latitude and longitude.
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Length; measure or distance along the longest line; -- distinguished from breadth or thickness; as, the longitude of a room; rare now, except in a humorous sense.
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The date at which a planet or comet has a longitude or position.
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The book used by a prompter of a theater.
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