“Longitude”的概念、定义、习题解题方法及翻译-数学辞典

单词

Longitude

释义

Longitude

The azimuthal coordinate on the surface of a Sphere ( in Spherical Coordinates) or on a Spheroid (inProlate or Oblate Spheroidal Coordinates). Longitude is defined such that0° = 360°. Lines of constant longitude are generally called Meridians. The other angularcoordinate on the surface of a Sphere is called the Latitude.

The shortest distance between any two points on a Sphere is the so-called Great Circle distance, which can bedirectly computed from the Latitude and longitudes of two points.

See also Great Circle, Latitude,Meridian, Oblate Spheroidal Coordinates, Prolate Spheroidal Coordinates

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