Regarding:
| As part of your answer find a formula for the heading angle of the
| geodesic connecting 2 arbitrary fixed points (of known latitude
| and longitude) on the earth's surface as measured by an observer at
| one of those points
Bob Sciamanda
Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (Em) http://www.velocity.net/~trebor/
trebor@velocity.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bowman" <David_Bowman@GEORGETOWNCOLLEGE.EDU>
To: <PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: spherical geometry
| Now that the previous spherical problems have been mostly put to rest
| let me propose another related problem.
|
| Painted on the concrete floor of each of the cells in the Gitmo
| detention complex is an arrow. Question: What direction does this
| arrow point?
|
| Hint: The Naval base at Guantanamo has latitude 20.1 deg N and
| longitude 75.1 deg W, and the Kab'bah in Mecca has latitude
| 21.45 deg N and longitude 39.75 deg E. (The latitude difference
| between these 2 points is less than 1 1/2 degrees.)
|
| As part of your answer find a formula for the heading angle of the
| geodesic connecting 2 arbitrary fixed points (of known latitude
| and longitude) on the earth's surface as measured by an observer at
| one of those points.
|
| David Bowman