> > There is a very interesting discussion of the centrality of > azimuth-finding in the development of mathematics and mathematical > geography in: http://patriot.net/users/abdali/ftp/qibla.pdf. Among others, > al-Khwarizmi was an important contributor. > > Thanks Roger - that is a really excellent resource. A similar one by Sudipto Banerjee for distance that I learnt a lot from is here:
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