WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Roll Any Point on the Sphere to Any Desired Latitude-Longitude Coordinates with One Straight-Line Roll

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longitude 1
latitude 1
longitude 2
latitude 2
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​Pick a point on a sphere (in green). This point has certain latitude-longitude coordinates. In one straight-line roll, we can move this point to any desired latitude-longitude coordinates (in red). This Demonstration shows the shortest such roll.