Timeline for What is the mnemonic reason behind b being galactic latitude? (in the Galactic Coordinates frame)
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| Mar 18, 2021 at 16:33 | comment | added | planetmaker | Height would be the most inconvenient one to indicate positions on a 2D map as it's the 3rd missing coordinate for a point in 3D. Think of a parchment, a map. Especially on a scroll. The scroll has a length (longtidude), and a width (breadth). A map's rectangle has a width and a length when placed on a table. | |
| Mar 18, 2021 at 16:19 | comment | added | Barmar | @PierrePaquette Interesting that the word for breadth is used for latitude, when it's normally shown as up/down, so the word for height would seem more natural. | |
| Mar 18, 2021 at 0:35 | comment | added | Pierre Paquette | Etymologically also very close to length and breadth, so even English speakers can relate. | |
| Mar 17, 2021 at 17:45 | vote | accept | nuwe | ||
| Mar 17, 2021 at 17:29 | history | edited | planetmaker | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
bit more verbosity
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| Mar 17, 2021 at 17:19 | history | answered | planetmaker | CC BY-SA 4.0 |