"Peter" <peternew@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "krishnananda" <k@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I recommend looking at the classic "Handbook of Mathematics" by
>> Bronshtien, Semendyayev, Musiol, and Muehlig, pp. 128 - 179, Chapter 3
>> "Geometry". This covers elementary plane geometry, alternate
derivations
>> of polygons and circles, applications to triangulation and surveying,
>> stereometry, polyhedra, curved solids, non-euclidian coordinate
systems,
>> spherical trigonometry, orthodromes, and loxodromes.
>>
>> Anyone with a basic high-school geometry and algebra background should
>> be able to understand the discussions and diagrams if not all of the
>> equations and formulae.
>>
>
> Dare I say that it is plain this thread is taking off away from
> photography
>
> --
> Peter
> Couldn't resist
Now, Peter, that's just plain silly... :)
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