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Re: Wikipedia: (Russian-language) article on Gauss's direct fix calculations
From: Igor S.
Date: 2020 Jan 24, 15:45 -0800
From: Igor S.
Date: 2020 Jan 24, 15:45 -0800
Hi Tony,
Well done!
My first celestial fix was obtained with the same idea (without plotting). I let Wolfram Mathematica 7.0 to solve numerically the system of trigonometrical equations from where it followed pairs of solutions {Lat, Long}. Then I chose the one which is closest my approximate position. I remember it was quite an accurate fix!
Haversine approach is totally new for me. Thanks!
kind regards,
Igor
