Spherical Geometry and Navigation

Synopsis: Combines simple, practical demonstrations and real-world examples to introduce the sphere. Subject areas covered include: the earth as a sphere; great and small circles; definitions of latitude and longitude; the use of latitude and longitude to describe location; origin of the metre and nautical mile; calculating the arc length of a circle; time zones; using basic geometry to calculate the circumference of the earth.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.
Year of production: 2001
Availability: Sale; 2001 sale: £47.00 (inclusive)
Uses: Age 13 and up.
Subjects: Astronomy; Mathematics
Keywords: geometry; latitude; longitude; spheres

Name: Classroom Video
Notes: Classroom Video ceased trading in January 2015. Some of their assets including the streaming platform and our curriculum content have been acquired by ClickView. Around 160 DVD titles are available (or will be made available) through Boulton-Hawker.

Name: Classroom Video
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