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# Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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#: index.docbook:3
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msgid "<firstname>Jason</firstname> <surname>Harris</surname>"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:8
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msgid "Geographic Coordinates"
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:9
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msgid ""
"Locations on Earth can be specified using a spherical coordinate system. The "
"geographic (<quote>earth-mapping</quote>) coordinate system is aligned with "
"the spin axis of the Earth. It defines two angles measured from the center "
"of the Earth. One angle, called the <firstterm>Latitude</firstterm>, "
"measures the angle between any point and the Equator. The other angle, "
"called the <firstterm>Longitude</firstterm>, measures the angle "
"<emphasis>along</emphasis> the Equator from an arbitrary point on the Earth "
"(Greenwich, England is the accepted zero-longitude point in most modern "
"societies)."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:19
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msgid ""
"By combining these two angles, any location on Earth can be specified. For "
"example, Baltimore, Maryland (USA) has a latitude of 39.3 degrees North, and "
"a longitude of 76.6 degrees West. So, a vector drawn from the center of the "
"Earth to a point 39.3 degrees above the Equator and 76.6 degrees west of "
"Greenwich, England will pass through Baltimore."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:25
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"The Equator is obviously an important part of this coordinate system, it "
"represents the <emphasis>zeropoint</emphasis>"
" of the latitude angle, and the halfway point between the poles. The Equator "
"is the <firstterm>Fundamental Plane</firstterm>"
" of the geographic coordinate system. <link linkend=\"ai-skycoords\">All "
"Spherical Coordinate Systems</link> define such a Fundamental Plane."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:32
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msgid ""
"Lines of constant Latitude are called <firstterm>Parallels</firstterm>"
". They trace circles on the surface of the Earth, but the only parallel that "
"is a <link linkend=\"ai-greatcircle\">Great Circle</link> is the Equator "
"(Latitude=0 degrees). Lines of constant Longitude are called "
"<firstterm>Meridians</firstterm>. The Meridian passing through Greenwich is "
"the <firstterm>Prime Meridian</firstterm> (longitude=0 degrees). Unlike "
"Parallels, all Meridians are great cricles, and Meridians are not parallel: "
"they intersect at the north and south poles."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:42
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msgid "Exercise:"
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#: index.docbook:42
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msgid "What is the longitude of the North Pole? It's latitude is 90 degrees North."
msgstr ""

#: index.docbook:42
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msgid ""
"It is a trick question. The Longitude is meaningless at the north pole (and "
"the south pole too). It has all longitudes at the same time."
msgstr ""
