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प्रश्न
What is the relation between longitude and time?
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“There is a difference of 4 minutes of time for one degree of longitude”. Why?
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उत्तर
There is a close relation between longitude and time. The Earth makes one complete rotation of 360 degrees in 24 hours. It passes through 15 degrees is one hour or one degree in four minutes. Thus, there is a difference of 4 minutes of time for one degree of longitude. As the Earth moves from West to East, the places East of Greenwich gain time whereas the places West of Greenwich loose time.
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