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The term “meridian,” as commonly used, conveys the thought of a principal division of time or space; c thus we speak of the hours before the daily noon as ante-meridian (a.m.) and those after noon as post-meridian (p.m.). So the years and the centuries of human history are divided by the great event of the birth of Jesus Christ.
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Of the time and place of his death the scriptures do not...
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Chapter 6: The Meridian of Time. Chapter 7: Gabriel’s...
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Meridian of Time. See also Jesus Christ, First Coming of;...
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Coming back to the concept of the meridian of time, we see that all of the dates are spaced equally around the astronomical year 0, which historians call 1 BC. Indeed it appears that the entire table was designed to emphasize the symmetry around that year. The key lines in this table are those for -1727 and +1727.
- Latitudes and Longitudes
- The Ancient World
- Setting West and East
- Seeing The World as A Unified Globe
- Establishing A Prime Mapping System
- Why Greenwich?
- Time Zones
Mapping the entire globe was an ambitious task for people without satellites. In the case of latitude, the choice was easy. Sailors and scientists set the zero latitude plane of the earth through its circumference at the equator and then divided the world from the equator to the north and southpoles into ninety degrees. All other degrees of latitud...
The classical Greeks were the first to attempt to create domestic meridians. Although there is some uncertainty, the most likely inventor was the Greek mathematician and geographer Eratosthenes (276–194 BCE). Unfortunately, his original works are lost, but they are quoted in the Greco-Roman historian Strabo's (63 BCE–23 CE) Geography. Eratosthenes ...
The invention of the first comprehensive use of geographic coordinates—joining an expanding world into one map—belongs to the Roman scholar Ptolemy(CE 100-170). Ptolemy set his zero longitude on the chain of the Canary Islands, the land he was aware of that was the furthest west of his known world. All of Ptolemy's world he mapped would be east of ...
By the mid 19th century there were at least 29 different domestic meridians in place, and international trade and politics were global, and the need for a coherent global map became acute. A prime meridian isn't just a line drawn on a map as 0 degrees longitude; it is also one that uses a specific astronomical observatory to publish a celestial cal...
During the late 19th century, the United Kingdom was both the major colonial power and a major navigational power in the world. Their maps and navigational charts with the prime meridian passing through Greenwich were promulgated and many other countries adopted Greenwichas their prime meridians. By 1884, international travel was commonplace and th...
Even though the most commonly used meridian at the time was Greenwich, not everyone was happy with the decision. The Americas, in particular, referred to Greenwich as a "dingy London suburb" and Berlin, Parsi, Washington DC, Jerusalem, Rome, Oslo, New Orleans, Mecca, Madrid, Kyoto, St. Paul's Cathedral in London, and the Pyramid of Giza, were all p...
With the establishment of the prime meridian and zero degrees longitude at Greenwich, the conference also established time zones. By establishing the prime meridian and zero degrees longitude in Greenwich, the world was then divided into 24 time zones (since the earthtakes 24 hours to revolve on its axis) and thus each time zone was established eve...
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His coming fulfilled their prophecies, and he was prefigured in the Law of Moses (Mosiah 13:29-32) and in ancient ceremonial ordinances (Moses 5:5-8). The meridian of time is the apex of all dispensations because of the birth, ministry, and Atonement of Christ.
- Not being familiar with the term "meridian of time" I clicked on your hyperlink and read the definition given there. While there are many terms Chr...
- To my knowledge there is not a clear answer to this question in standard LDS church doctrine. It is likely that many church leaders over the years...
- I've read through the linked definition of "Meridian of Time" several times, and I think the answer is quite simple. The question is looking at it...
Jan 6, 2022 · In October 1884, delegates from around the world gathered in Washington, D.C., at the International Meridian Conference. The goal was to determine “a common zero of longitude.”. Each of the 24 ...
Sep 14, 2021 · The meridian of time has been defined by one LDS apostle as "the middle or high point of that portion of eternity which is considered to be mortal time" (MD, 1966, p. 486). It is the dispensation in which Jesus Christ lived in mortality.
