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THE MERIDIONAL DISTANCE PROBLEM FOR DESK COMPUTERS

Pages 136-140 | Published online: 19 Jul 2013
 

Abstract

Existing equations for computation of meridional distance from latitude and for computation of latitude from meridional distance are modified to forms which are suitable for programming for electronic desk computers. Certain constants are given for ellipsoids in common use. Some programming hints are also included.

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