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Definition – Earth

 Defines 'great circle', 'small circle', 'spherical angle', 'spherical triangle', 'poles of a great circle';
 Defines 'earth's poles', 'equator' and 'meridians' and;
 Defines 'latitude' and 'parallels of latitude', 'prime meridian' and 'longitude'.

Great Circle
- is the line of intersection of a sphere and a plane through its center.
- This is the largest circle that can be drawn on a sphere. The shortest line on the surface of a
sphere between two points on the surface is part of a great circle.
- On the spheroidal Earth the shortest line is called a geodesic.
- A great circle is a near enough approximation to a geodesic for most problems of navigation.

Small Circle
- is the line of intersection of a sphere and a plane which does not pass through the center.

Spherical Angle