Prior to 1884, some countries utilized local âprime meridiansâ to establish their coordinate systems within their country and around the world. 1  In order to have any x,y system of coordinates, as latitude and longitude are, there must be a starting place for both the north-south and the east-west axes.
Anna Willett is a senior environmental business professional with deep technical knowledge, extensive management and operations experience, and a background in increasing the use of innovative environmental technologies. â¢ Expertise in chemical and biological treatment processes for contaminated soil and water.
Anna J. Cooper - Childhood and education. 1  Anna Annie Julia Cooper was born into enslavement in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1858 to Hannah Stanley Haywood, an enslaved woman in the home of prominent Wake County landowner George Washington Haywood.