THE STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

Abstract

The theory of the stereographic projection is reviewed and some applications in meteor astronomy are discussed briefly. It is shown that the grid lines for a hemispherical projection may be plotted with an accuracy sufficient for most purposes by drawing only arcs of circles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0620520

Entities

People

  • Bruce A. Mcintosh

Organizations

  • National Research Council Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Curvature
  • Diameters
  • Digital Computers
  • Elevation
  • Equations
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Grids
  • Hemispheres
  • Intervals
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Map Projection
  • Maps
  • Mathematics
  • Plotting

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Geodesy