Does anyone know the answer to this?
Longitude and latitude are measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds. This is quite similar to our measurement of time. Why is this so?

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Does anyone know the answer to this? 
Longitude and latitude are measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds. This is quite similar to our measurement of time. Why is this so?

asnaseer · Answer

in longitude and latitude how many seconds are there in a minute?
and how many minutes are there in a degree?

compare that to how we measure time:
how many seconds are there in a minute?
how many minutes are there in an hour?

anonymous · Answer

so they're similar because each degree is measured in 60 minutes or seconds which is the same as time?

asnaseer · Answer

in longitude and latitude how many seconds are there in a minute?

anonymous · Answer

60

asnaseer · Answer

correct,
and how many minutes are there in a degree?

anonymous · Answer

60

anonymous · Answer

so tis like our measurement of actual time?

anonymous · Answer

its*

asnaseer · Answer

yup :)

so this corresponds to how we measure time in minutes and seconds as well

anonymous · Answer

awesome thank yoU!

asnaseer · Answer

yw :)