17th century sea chart for a voyage from Londy to Barbados. This shows the Rhumb line (following the same azimuth, right) and the Great Circle (shorte

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17th century sea chart for a voyage from Londy to Barbados. This shows the Rhumb line (following the same azimuth, right) and the Great Circle (shortest distance across a globe, left). Image from \Mariners Magazine\" Samuel Sturmy (1669)."

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Size: 5067px × 3531px
Photo credit: © ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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