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Rhumbline Distances
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2000
Abstract
This paper compares the differences between the rhumbline courses and distances calculated by three methods: the classical formula, precise formula and by software contained in a typical GPS receiver. It concludes that, while the calculations made by the GPS receiver are generally more accurate than the classical method, navigators must use Tables of Latitude Parts to calculate rhumbline distances accurately.
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