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    Re: Interpolation of Meridional Part Table
    From: Ark Shvetsky
    Date: 2009 Mar 26, 16:17 -0700
    Bowditch says elipticity e=sqrt (2f-f**2). And as you've mentioned : it depends on the model used. At least in Bowditch-1968 all the constants in meridional part calculations are based on Clarke spheroid 1866.
     
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    From: Andres Ruiz <navigationalalgorithms@gmail.com>
    To: NavList@fer3.com
    Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:26:59 AM
    Subject: [NavList 7796] Re: Interpolation of Meridional Part Table

    No, the only independent variables are: a and f. And depens on the Earth model: sphere, ellipsoid or geoid
    Axes: a, b
    Flattening: f=1-b/a
    eccentricity e = sqrt(2*f-SQ(f))
     
    Andrés Ruiz
    Navigational Algorithms
    http://www.geocities.com/andresruizgonzalez/

     
    2009/3/26 Ark Shvetsky <inuik@yahoo.com>
    Yes, and therefore, the value of e is different in Earle formula and in Bowditc
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