Rhumb Line versus Great Circle Comparison Calculator
Rhumb Line versus Great Circle Comparison: a planned Super Calculator tool. Stub page: the tool, its formula and a worked example are not published yet.
Rhumb Line versus Great Circle Comparison Calculator is a planned calculator in the transport section of Super Calculator, covering navigation.
What this calculator will compute
Inputs: departure coordinates and destination coordinates.
Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: Mercator sailing rhumb distance against great circle distance for the same pair.
Written for navigation students showing why long routes curve on a flat chart.
Status
This page is a stub. The calculator is not built, no figure on this page has been verified against the authority that sets it, and nothing here should be used to make a decision. The page exists so that the site structure is complete and so that articles can link this concept on first mention.
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