How did early explorers know where they were on the earth’s surface? Explorers used the time and the angle of the earth’s tilt in relation to the sun to work out their location. What is longitude? Explorers used a ch - Declination - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	How did early explorers know where they were on the earth’s surface? Explorers used the time and the angle of the earth’s tilt in relation to the sun to work out their location. What is longitude? Explorers used a ch Add to Reading List Document Date: 2013-08-28 09:30:00 Open Document File Size: 592,70 KB Share Result on Facebook Company Latitude SA / / Country United Kingdom / Mauritius / / Person Matthew Flinders / Mathew Flinders / / ProvinceOrState South Australia / / Region South Australia / / SocialTag Sextant Declination Latitude Longitude Navigational triangle Ex-meridian Navigation Boating Exploration

How did early explorers know where they were on the earth’s surface? Explorers used the time and the angle of the earth’s tilt in relation to the sun to work out their location. What is longitude? Explorers used a chAdd to Reading List