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Re: An analytical solution of the two star sight problem of celestial navigation
From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2019 Mar 7, 20:53 +0100
In a nautical sense the ellipse depends on the standard deviation of the estimated position, and it is proportional to the inverse of the square root of number of sights minus two: sigma = K sqrt(1/(n-2)), so n must be greater than two.
From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2019 Mar 7, 20:53 +0100
Robin,
interesting indeed.
Real world, not the imaginary one. Mathematics and the practicality of things. The difference between a theoretical science an engineering...
Yes, parallel lines intersect at a point which lies at infinity.
I admire your approaches to navigation problems.
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