Talk:Rhumb line

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Please consider using this diagram in the article.

[edit] Azimuth and latitude?

I guessed you need longitude and latitude for both of the points the loxodrome should connect. Azimuth is only another word for latitude, isn't it? --85.74.3.188 10:13, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC) (de:Benutzer:RokerHRO)

No, azimuth is another word for bearing or direction. ~Kaimbridge~ 15:30, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 0, 90, 180, 270 degrees are not considered a rhumb line or loxodrome

0, 90, 180, 270 degrees are not considered a rhumb line or loxodrome, also the definition is that is cuts ALL meridians at a constant angle. It should be more clear that these are not rhumb lines or a loxodrome, rather then just being exceptions. I know this is true for a loxodrome, I'm unsure if this is specific to a loxodrome.

90 and 270 might be as they do cut at a constant angle, I remember reading somewhere these are still not loxodromes.

--Ant 18:31, 6 January 2006 (UTC)