Time will tell when it comes to finding longitude. Greenwich time, that is. Flickr: nicksarebi

The longitude problem: how we figured out where we are

Right now if you want to know where you are, your smartphone map will tell you instantly. But these technologies only exist because of the efforts of 18th century geographers, explorers, astronomers and…

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