Research on how people calculated time before the invention of parallels and
meridians? Write A Short paragraph
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The measurement of longitude is important to both cartography and navigation, in particular to provide safe ocean navigation. Knowledge of both latitude and longitude was required. Finding an accurate and reliable method of determining longitude took centuries of study, and involved some of the greatest scientific minds in human history. Today, the problem of longitude has been solved to centimeter accuracy through satellite navigation.
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