Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Ticket #12427, comment 23


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2016-01-25T15:21:57+01:00 (10 years ago)
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  • Ticket #12427, comment 23

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    11Replying to [comment:22 bastiK]:
    22> Replying to [comment:20 cmuelle8]:
    3 > > For the recursion of {{{curvatureDistance}}} to work flawlessly, partial sums must calculate lengths of
    4 > > "great ellipse"-segments which lie in ''plane P''. But actual ratio of partial lengths is ''not'' important.
    5 >
    6 > No, for example for two points on the equator, the shortest path is ''not'' to run along the equator! Due to the flattening of the earth, you can take a shortcut by making a slight curve towards one of the poles. :)
    7 >
    83> See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesics_on_an_ellipsoid Geodesics on an ellipsoid].
    94>