Re: longitude / latitude distance calculations

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Isn't the earth circumference about 25,000 miles?


Jeff Stevens
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Re: longitude / latitude distance calculations






Folks using this should note that the comment should read 'radius'
like the code does.

>  *Assumptions
>  *The circumference of the earth in miles = 3954
> dradius           c                   3954

  --buck



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