Civil Engineering - Advanced Surveying - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Advanced Surveying - Section 1 (Q.No. 6)
6.
The shortest distance between two places measured along the surface of the earth, is
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Shurti said:
5 years ago
Please anyone explain.
Prathamesh Kulkarni said:
4 years ago
@Shruti,
The Earth is considered to be spherical. So, the distance between two objects on the surface of the sphere will be the arc of the circle having a radius nearly equal to the average radius of the Earth.
The Earth is considered to be spherical. So, the distance between two objects on the surface of the sphere will be the arc of the circle having a radius nearly equal to the average radius of the Earth.
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