Re: Geometry Question

From: Brian Tung (brian_at_isi.edu)
Date: 06/01/04 

Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 08:15:03 +0000 (UTC)

Chris L Peterson wrote:
> > So long as the distance between the lines is less than, say, 100 m, and
> > you are in the continental U.S., difference is essentially immeasurable.
>
> Brian-
>
> I'm assuming your reference to the continental U.S. here is hinting here
> at the odd behavior of parallel lines drawn on the surface of a sphere
> near a pole?

Actually, I figured he must have meant pointing toward terrestrial north,
since a line on the ground can't point to the NCP, except at the equator.

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