Which of the following is true regarding the 0° prime meridian?
A) the key to measuring angular distances east and west of the prime meridian was the development of accurate compasses.
B) the prime meridian passes through Paris,France.
C) the prime meridian was determined by Galileo in the early 1600s.
D) there was no way of determining this meridian at sea until as late as AD 1760.
E) international agreement regarding the location of the prime meridian was not resolved until the 1980s when a treaty was completed.
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