spherical geometry

Who Discovered Non-Euclidean Geometry?

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Who Discovered Non-Euclidean Geometry? Carl Friedrich Gauss How did non-Euclidean geometry begin? The non-Euclidean geometries developed along two different historical threads. The first thread started with the search to understand the movement of stars and planets in the apparently hemispherical sky. For example, Euclid (flourished c. 300 bce) wrote about spherical geometry in his astronomical

What Was The Great Circle Route Used For?

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What Was The Great Circle Route Used For? The most famous use of great circles in geography is for navigation because they represent the shortest distance between two points on a sphere. Due to the earth’s rotation, sailors and pilots using great circle routes must constantly adjust their route as the heading changes over long