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Re: Meridional Distances
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2002 Sep 18, 11:23 -0700
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2002 Sep 18, 11:23 -0700
Vic Fraenckel wrote: > If you know the latitude and longitude of your departure and arrival points > why not just calculate the ellipsoidal azimuth and distance from one to the > other directly? The calculated course would be difficult to steer because the required heading changes continuously throughout the voyage. Mercator methods give a rhumb line, much easier for a sailor to follow. Besides, they are practical without electronics, so are closer to the spirit of this list. I suspect your suggestion would be too much for a navigator to handle without electronic help.
