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'''Loxodrome'''<br> | '''Loxodrome'''<br> | ||
| − | Line of constant compass bearing on the surface of the Earth. A parallel of latitude is a loxodrome, but | + | Line of constant compass bearing on the surface of the Earth. A parallel of latitude is a loxodrome, but most great-circle arcs are not (the exceptions being the Equator and every meridian). |
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Skanderoon
Iskenderun, Turkish port, eastern Mediterranean.
Loxodrome
Line of constant compass bearing on the surface of the Earth. A parallel of latitude is a loxodrome, but most great-circle arcs are not (the exceptions being the Equator and every meridian).
Page 48
Caffeinist
Anachronism (1830).
new Captain
(Did the last one die of his wounds then?)
Page 49
Mustard-Grinder
???
Page 53
cheaply opiated Pint
???
Quantz Etude
???
Page 54
Enemas of... Coffee
(Cf AtD)
Slow-Matches
???
Page 55
Turk's Head
???
Matthew Walker
(Knot?)
Jewel Block
???
Page 56
perfectly beneath us
Astronomy 101 would have to flunk TRP-- anywhere in the Tropics the sun will be overhead on some days. At the Equator, only on the two equinoxes.
