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From: georg1@hound.UUCP (G.KARAWAS)
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Subject: Length of Geodesic on (rotational) Ellipsoid
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Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 21:31:28 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 19 21:31:28 1985
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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Does anyone have a reference for the  EXACT  calculation  of
the  length  of  (the)  geodesic  between  two points on the
surface of a (rotational) ellipsoid?  Is it  expressible  in
terms of elliptic integrals?
Geodesy  books  give  a  lot  of   formulas,   with   little
explanation.   Books  on  Differential  Geometry  state  the
differential equations for the geodesics with no solution.
Any information will be greatly appreciated.