Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Sabino is an editor and author who writes about travel. If you’re intrigued by the history of time, or become curious ...

The Prime Meridian of the World (dotted line) and the modern reference meridian indicating zero longitude using satellite measurements (solid line). Once called the Prime Meridian of the World, the ...

Following the Scilly naval disaster of 1707, which lost four British Navy ships and almost 2000 sailors at sea, Parliament decided sailors needed a better navigational tool. The British government ...