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Who came up with the system of latitude and longitude?

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Hipparchus, a Greek astronomer (190–120 BC), was the first to specify location using latitude and longitude as co-ordinates. He proposed a zero meridian passing through Rhodes.

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Hipparchus

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Hipparchus is a Greek astronomer who came up with the longitude and latitude system.

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