Position line - ichinosen

Japanese: 位置の線 - いちのせん
Position line - ichinosen

...In the 18th century, the advent of the chronometer made it possible to measure longitude with sufficient accuracy. In the second half of the 18th century, the advent of the nautical almanac and sextant made it possible to seek more accurate latitude and longitude, and in the mid-19th century, T. Sumner discovered the line of position, which became the basis for the current method of determining position.
[Position line and position]
One of the important technical aspects of navigation is the ability to determine one's own position, but there is no means or method for directly determining one's position with a single observation.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "lines of position" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…経度については18世紀になって,クロノメーターの出現で十分な精度で測定が可能となってきた。 さらに18世紀後半,航海暦や六分儀の出現で,精度の高い緯度,あるいは経度が求められるようになり,19世紀中ごろにT.サムナーによる位置の線の発見があり,この方法が現在の位置の決定方法のもととなっている。羅針盤
【位置の線と位置】
 航法の中での重要な技術内容に自分の位置を決定する技術があるが,1回の観測によって直接位置を求める手段や方法はない。…

※「位置の線」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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