prime meridian

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And you’re like, “No, I need to brush my teeth and eat this Jidori Chicken dinner before we cross some sort of prime meridian so I get some normal sleep.”

From New York Times

In the 1980s, new satellite data helped reorient the prime meridian 334 feet to the east, where it now runs through a park.

From New York Times

Oxford, located one degree, 15 minutes and 24 seconds west of the prime meridian at Greenwich, is technically 5 minutes and 2 seconds behind.

From Washington Post

The following year, an international conference in Washington set the longitudinal line that runs through the London borough of Greenwich, home of the Royal Observatory, as the prime meridian.

From New York Times

While the firm’s prototype is set on the prime meridian in North Greenwich, England, the no-shadow algorithm can be adjusted for any location in the world.

From Architectural Digest