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The Hoiizon.
The Meridian;
Longitude,
Latitude.
OsCofmography.
The Horizon, is a Circle immoveable, which divl-
deth the upper Hemisphere, or half part of the world
from the nether: it hath the name of which is
termino, or, to bound or limit* because, imagine you
slood upon High-gate , or the Tower hill at Green-
wichj so farre as you may see round about as in a cir-
cle, where the heaven seemeth to touch the earth,
that is called the Horizon : The poles whereof, are the
point just over your head, called Zenith in Arabian',
and the other under your feet, pa fling by the Center
of the world, called Nadir.
The Meridian is an immoveable circle, palling tho-
row the poles of the world : It is called the Meridi-
an, os Meridies Noontide 5 because when the Sun ri-
ling from the East toucheth this line with the Center
of his body, then it is noon to thoseover whose Ze-
nith that Circle pa/Teth, and midnight to their -Anti*
podes, or those who are just under them in the other
world.
The number of Meridians, are 180. ( allowing two to
every degree in the /Equino&iall) which all concen-
ter in either pole, and are the utmost bounds of Longi-
tude.
By the Meridian, the Longitude of all places is ga-
thered, and what places lye more Easterly or Wester-
ly from either.
The Longitude of anyplace, is that distance you
sind upon the ./Equinc&iail, between the Meridian os
the place, whose Longitude you desire : and the first
Meridian which direstly passeth over the Canary ^ or
Fortunate, Issands: which distance or space you mu st
account by the Degrees,purposely set upon the Brazen
Circle : or if you please by miles, allowing sixty to
every Degree. Longitude is only taken East and
Weft.
Latitude is the distance of the Meridian, between the
vertical 1 point ( or pole of the Horizon ) and the ]£•
qismostiallj being ever equall to the height,or elevation
os
The Hoiizon.
The Meridian;
Longitude,
Latitude.
OsCofmography.
The Horizon, is a Circle immoveable, which divl-
deth the upper Hemisphere, or half part of the world
from the nether: it hath the name of which is
termino, or, to bound or limit* because, imagine you
slood upon High-gate , or the Tower hill at Green-
wichj so farre as you may see round about as in a cir-
cle, where the heaven seemeth to touch the earth,
that is called the Horizon : The poles whereof, are the
point just over your head, called Zenith in Arabian',
and the other under your feet, pa fling by the Center
of the world, called Nadir.
The Meridian is an immoveable circle, palling tho-
row the poles of the world : It is called the Meridi-
an, os Meridies Noontide 5 because when the Sun ri-
ling from the East toucheth this line with the Center
of his body, then it is noon to thoseover whose Ze-
nith that Circle pa/Teth, and midnight to their -Anti*
podes, or those who are just under them in the other
world.
The number of Meridians, are 180. ( allowing two to
every degree in the /Equino&iall) which all concen-
ter in either pole, and are the utmost bounds of Longi-
tude.
By the Meridian, the Longitude of all places is ga-
thered, and what places lye more Easterly or Wester-
ly from either.
The Longitude of anyplace, is that distance you
sind upon the ./Equinc&iail, between the Meridian os
the place, whose Longitude you desire : and the first
Meridian which direstly passeth over the Canary ^ or
Fortunate, Issands: which distance or space you mu st
account by the Degrees,purposely set upon the Brazen
Circle : or if you please by miles, allowing sixty to
every Degree. Longitude is only taken East and
Weft.
Latitude is the distance of the Meridian, between the
vertical 1 point ( or pole of the Horizon ) and the ]£•
qismostiallj being ever equall to the height,or elevation
os