stephenh
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This is turning out to be a race between Geometry and Algebra..
Who will win - the Greeks or the Arabs ?
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Who will win - the Greeks or the Arabs ?
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nautical measurements
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Seafort
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Buy a cheapish scientific calculator that can handle "Polar Co-ordinates".
You can then use your "Marks" to sort out bearing and distance using Polar>Rectangular conversions and the converse.
Google throws up lots of sights explaining this.
If you get what "D long = dep / cos mean lat" means, your laughng.
Might look a bit "Iffy" to start with but it is worth persevering.
Have Fun.
Dave.
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You can then use your "Marks" to sort out bearing and distance using Polar>Rectangular conversions and the converse.
Google throws up lots of sights explaining this.
If you get what "D long = dep / cos mean lat" means, your laughng.
Might look a bit "Iffy" to start with but it is worth persevering.
Have Fun.
Dave.
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powerskipper
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why not just put a way point on both cordinates and get the GPS to tell you the distance, if you change the setings to feet or meters you have you answer./forums/images/icons/smile.gif
<hr width=100% size=1>Julie ,
IMOSHO of course,/forums/images/icons/smile.gif
<hr width=100% size=1>Julie ,
IMOSHO of course,/forums/images/icons/smile.gif