A NOTE ON MID RULES OPTIMIZATION OF DISTANCE ON THE SPHERE [PDF]
, 2015 In this article Mid-latitude and mid-longitude rules are used to find the free turning point along the Great Circle ensuing optimized distance. Namely, to reach Great Circle vertex with two rhumb line legs ensuing optimized distance, an initial rhumb ...
Miljenko Petrović
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Area Computation of Polygons [PDF]
, 2015 Area computation has always been an important task for land surveyors. Until recently the hydrographic surveyor could utilize approximative methods, as results up to 0.1 km2 were sufficient for many purposes.
Gillissen, I., van Gein, W. A.
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Loxodromic Spirals in M. C. Escher\u27s Sphere Surface [PDF]
, 2014 Loxodromic spirals are the analogues in spherical geometry of logarithmic spirals on the plane. M.C. Escher\u27s 1958 woodcut Sphere Surface is an image of black and white fish arranged along eight spiral paths on the surface of a sphere.
Marcotte, James, Salomone, Matthew
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Navigation Course in Mathematical Examples – Utilization of the Spherical Geometry [PDF]
, 2017 The paper deals with applications of methods of spherical geometry in naval navigation. It summarises the essential knowledge of spherical geometry and presents some exercises and their solutions.
Dana Smetanová +2 more
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Optimization of airplane trajectories using direct search algorithms considering meteorological uncertainty [PDF]
, 2021 El presente documento tiene como objetivo el desarrollo y estudio de la viabilidad de un algoritmo de búsqueda dirigida aleatoria y su uso para la optimización de trayectorias de avión en un escenario con incertidumbre y dinámica meteorológica a partir
Espejo Arco, Mario
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The history of mathematics as a pedagogical tool: Teaching the integral of the secant via Mercator’s projection [PDF]
, 2010 This article explores the use of the history of mathematics as a pedagogical tool for the teaching and learning of mathematics. In particular, we draw on the mathematically pedigreed but misunderstood development of the Mercator projection and its ...
Haverhals, Nick, Roscoe, Matt
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Predicting performance of naïve migratory animals, from many wrongs to self-correction. [PDF]
Commun Biol, 2022 McLaren JD, Schmaljohann H, Blasius B.
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Calibration, navigation, and registration of MAMS data for FIFE [PDF]
The International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) was conducted to study the interaction of the atmosphere with the land surface and the research problems associated with the interpretation of satellite data over the Earth's land ...
Atkinson, R. J., Jedlovec, G. J.
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Analyzing the horizontal orientation of the crustal stress adjacent to plate boundaries. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Stephan T, Enkelmann E, Kroner U.
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A New Foundation for Physics [PDF]
, 2006 Modern physics describes the mechanics of the Universe. We have discovered a new foundation for physics, which explains the components of the Universe with precision and depth. We quantify the existence of Aether, subatomic particles, and the force laws.
Bourassa, Jim, Thomson, David
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