The earth was first proved to be an oblate sphere by survey. It was found that the higher the latitude of a place was, the shorter the straight line distance between every degree of meridian was.

在测量中已发现纬度越高的地点，子午线每一度的直线距离越短，首次用测量方法证明地球为扁圆形。

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To find the exact location of a place at the globe, find its latitude and longitude.

为了在这个球体上找到准确的位置，要找出它的纬度和经度。

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This is rational behind the horoscope, which is simply a picture of the sky as it appears at the exact place(latitude and longitude) and moment of birth.

这就是“星座”的逻辑原理。星座是你出生时所在地（准确经度与纬度位置之上）的天空表象形态。

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The report having been made public puts a certain amount of pressure on them, but even if they do endorse most the majority of its suggestions, they will still have a certain amount of latitude when it comes to putting them in place.

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