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Precise great-circle calculation
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2001 Nov 19, 2:44 PM
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2001 Nov 19, 2:44 PM
Lu Abel, in a posting with subject "Haversine formulae for Great Circles", says- >For sailing (which IS the focus of this group, of course) mid-Lat would be >just fine (Mercator Sailing gives a rhumb line course so it wouldn't be >applicable) This puzzles me somewhat. In the context we are discussing, (when the destination is very close to the point of departure), then a rhumb line and a great circle become indistinguishable. George. ------------------------------ george@huxtable.u-net.com George Huxtable, 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK. Tel. 01865 820222 or (int.) +44 1865 820222. ------------------------------
