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Re: Position from crossing two circles : was [NAV-L] Reality check
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2006 Jun 15, 01:30 EDT
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2006 Jun 15, 01:30 EDT
"Assume a equal altitude circle at a few hundred miles in diameter that just falls short of the pole by say one mile. Now advance that circle by 6.28 miles west. The circle grows a kind of upside down J shaped figure with the hook of the J surrounding (but not enclosing) the pole. " Which tells us that there is something terribly wrong. -FER 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W. www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
