At 07:41 03/07/2001 -0500, you wrote: >I could be wrong, but I believe the earth's shape deviation from that of a >sphere is a bulge in the middle (greater diameter at equator) rather than >egg-shaped (larger on south half). > >Terry Farrell, P.G. I believe you are right, and in a way we're both right. Radius at the equator is greater than at the poles, but the radius at 45°N is less than at 45°S. I do not recall by how much. Conrad @~43N I'm not a geologist, but I play one on the internet. ;-}
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