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Rhumb line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In navigation, a rhumb line (or loxodrome ) is a line crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle, i.e. a straight line path derived from a defined initial bearing. That is, upon takin...
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Definition of loxodromic in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of loxodromic. Pronunciation of loxodromic. Translations of loxodromic. loxodromic synonyms, loxodromic antonyms. Information about loxodromic in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... loxodromic; Loxodromic curve; loxodromic spiral;
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Definition of Loxodromic curve in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of Loxodromic curve. Pronunciation of Loxodromic curve. Translations of Loxodromic curve. Loxodromic curve synonyms, Loxodromic curve antonyms. Information about Loxodromic curve in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... See also: Loxodromic...
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Loxodromic - Definition of Loxodromic at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Loxodromic. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Use loxodromic in a Sentence...
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1969: a ship, as it were, straining at its mooring in a contrary current and arming for its sinuous and loxodromic voyage to the richer though silted harbour of Rye — John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman...
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Coxeter, H. S. M. "Loxodromic Sequences of Tangent Spheres." Aequationes Math. 1, 112-117, 1968. Gardner, M. "Mathematical Games: The Diverse Pleasures of ...
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Science Forum Index » Mathematics Forum » Loxodromic Distance Formula? ... One *could* argue that the loxodromic angle is elliptical, therefore ; Aze is constant and the graticular/spherical Azg is what varies, in the same way that the orthodromic geodesic is calculated on an ;
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Naturally since the transformation is loxodromic, but just barely, we expect that if our observer tracked a star that began near the repelling fixed point he would have a single sequence of marks spiraling outward from that point and then ultimately spiraling inwards on the attracting fixed point.
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