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Re: Oblateness calculation given observer's latitude
From: Paul Hughes
Date: 2018 Jan 30, 03:18 -0800
From: Paul Hughes
Date: 2018 Jan 30, 03:18 -0800
Nories table for Meridional Parts, argued for latitude, provides a value for oblateness. Current Nories are for the terrestrial spheroid, older editions were for the perfect sphere: their difference provides the answer sought.
