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    Re: latitude and longitude with Yeoman Chart Plotter
    From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
    Date: 2002 Jul 12, 11:41 -0500

    On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 22:51:51 +1000, Glendon wrote:
    
    >charts! But I do know enough about them to say that I don't think you can
    >reference a chart to a rectangular grid system with only two points , three
    >or more are called for...I think. Mathematics tells me so??
    >
    Sure you can. Each point has two coordinates (Lat and Lon). The Yeoman
    knows the chart is Mercator. That is more than enough. Giving it three
    points makes the problem overdetermined.
    
    
    Rodney Myrvaagnes                                                        J36 Gjo/a
    
    
    "I'll tell you, being in prison isn't, isn't all that, uh, that it's cracked up to be." RM Nixon
    
    
    

       
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