Meridian of Antwerp

The Meridian of Antwerp is an analog to the Paris Meridian and Prime Meridian, running through the city of Antwerp, in Flanders, Belgium, and forming the 0° longitude upon which some Belgian maps were based. This is also where Gerardus Mercator published the first modern atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, first printed in 1570.

The Meridian of Antwerp is listed in the Prutenic Tables, primarily as a reference for calculating and recording eclipses from 1554 to 1576.^[1][2]

See also

• Meridian of Ulm
• Meridian of Leysing
• Meridian of Tubing
• Meridian of Venice
• Meridian of Bologna
• Meridian of Frankfort
• Meridian of Rome
• Meridian of Yorke
• Meridian of Norwich

References

1. ^ Notes and queries By Oxford Journals. 1855, p. 163 http://books.google.com/books?id=iLkNAQAAIAAJ&lpg=PA284&ots=_oXiWjhQjQ&dq=Antwerp%20meridian&pg=PA284#v=onepage&q=Antwerp%20meridian&f=false
2. ^ Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles: and made easy to ... By James Ferguson, Robert Patterson. 1809, p. 284 http://books.google.com/books?id=g1UCAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA263&ots=ucy_wvTeoj&dq=meridian%20of%20Antwerp&pg=PA263#v=onepage&q=meridian%20of%20Antwerp&f=false

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