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39) Practical distance measurements taken from “The Australian Handbook, Almanack, Shippers’ and Importers’ Directory” state that the straight line distance between Sydney and Nelson is 1550 statute miles. Their given difference in longitude is
22 degrees 2’ 14”. Therefore if 22 degrees 2’ 14” out of 360 is 1550 miles, the entirety would measure 25,182 miles. This is not only larger than the ball- Earth is said to be at the equator, but a whole 4262 miles greater than it would be at
Sydney’s southern latitude on a globe of said proportions.

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On Thu, 9 Jan 2025 09:35:06 -0000 (UTC), Geocentric Universe
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39) Practical distance measurements taken from ΓÇ£The Australian Handbook, Almanack, ShippersΓÇÖ and ImportersΓÇÖ DirectoryΓÇ? state that the straight line distance between Sydney and Nelson is 1550 statute miles. Their given difference in longitude is

22 degrees 2ΓÇÖ 14ΓÇ?. Therefore if 22 degrees 2ΓÇÖ 14ΓÇ? out of 360 is 1550 miles, the entirety would measure 25,182 miles. This is not only larger than the ball- Earth is said to be at the equator, but a whole 4262 miles greater than it would be at
SydneyΓÇÖs southern latitude on a globe of said proportions.

Since you choose to ignore the difference in latitude, you can choose
a much better example. The distance between Sydney and Brisbane is
455 mile and they are 2 degrees apart in longitude. This produces an circumference of 81,900 miles which is 3+ times the value claimed for
the planet..

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Le 2025-01-09 à 04:35, Geocentric Universe a écrit :

39) Practical distance measurements taken from “The Australian Handbook, Almanack, Shippers’ and Importers’ Directory” state that the straight line distance between Sydney and Nelson is 1550 statute miles. Their given difference in longitude is

22 degrees 2’ 14”. Therefore if 22 degrees 2’ 14” out of 360 is 1550 miles, the entirety would measure 25,182 miles. This is not only larger than the ball- Earth is said to be at the equator, but a whole 4262 miles greater than it would be at
Sydney’s southern latitude on a globe of said proportions.

That calculation is what YOUR flat earth model would imply. Your
statement DESTROYS YOUR model. The measured distance, along a Great
Circle, is the same as the distance calculated along a Great Circle.

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