Parallels are lines that run the same direction and are the always the same distance apart. On a map (and the Earth) the lines of latitude (measurement North and South of the equator) are parallel.
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He calculated the circumference of the world without ever leaving Egypt. He also invented longitude and latitude, and made a map of the known world incorporating parallels and meridians.
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