Loxodromic navigation
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loxodromic-navigation-195-5316930
title:
Loxodromic navigation
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Loxodromic navigation is a method of navigation by following a rhumb line, a curve on the surface of the Earth that follows the same angle at the intersection with each meridian. This serves to maintain a steady course in sailing. Navigating on a spherical surface with a fixed course results in a spiral path that approaches the North Pole for courses ranging from 270º to 090º and the South Pole for courses from 090º to 270º. On a nautical chart plotted according to the Mercator projection, a lox
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loxodromic_navigation
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2022-04-15T00:01:43Z
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