Occupying Great Circle
The arc path, tracing the great circle that a central angle occupies, is measured as that great circle's azimuth at the equator, introducing an important property of spherical geometry, Clairaut's constant:
From this and relationships to ,
Read more about this topic: Central Angle
Famous quotes containing the words occupying and/or circle:
“... governing is occupying but not interesting, governments are occupying but not interesting ...”
—Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)
“It was my heaven’s extremest sphere,
The pale which held that lovely deer;
My joy, my grief, my hope, my love,
Did all within this circle move!”
—Edmund Waller (1606–1687)