Re: Epistemology 201: The Science of Science
From: Daryl McCullough (stevendaryl3016_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/07/05
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Date: 7 Mar 2005 12:50:39 -0800
Lester Zick says...
>>Lester, did you ever notice that the lines of longitude and latitude are
>>orthogonal to each other at all points on the surface of the globe, and
>>are independent measures of that space that together can specify any
>>point on that surface? It's valid 2D coordinate system on the 2D surface
>>of a sphere, despite the fact that the surface is wrapped around a space
>>of 3 dimensions. Why is it not a 2D coordinate system? You only need a
>>third dimension if you want to specify points WITHIN the sphere.
>
>But you're left unable to specify points outside the sphere, Tony.
That's the point. The surface sphere is a 2D space in its own right,
and the use of lattitude and longitude gives a complete specification
of every point on that space. The fact that longitude and lattitude
can't specify points outside the sphere is no more a flaw than the
fact that the use of (x,y,z) cannot specify points outside of Euclidean
3-space.
-- Daryl McCullough Ithaca, NY
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