Question

All of the following are true statements about longitude, except
a. has its origin at the prime meridian;
b. extend east and west to 180 degrees longitude;
c. are relatively equal in length;
d. could be determined by sailors using a device called the sextant;
e. could not be determined by sailors until the introduction of the chronometer.

Answer 1

All of the following are true statements about longitude, except option d. Which is it could be determined by sailors using a device called the sextant.

Longitude is a geographic coordinate system that describes the east-west position of a point on the surface of the Earth.

It is numbered at degrees and denoted by the Greek letter lambda (λ).

This angular measurement ranged from 0° at the Prime Meridian to +180° east and −180° west.