Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Small circle
A small circle, of a sphere, is the circle constructed by a plane crossing the sphere not in its middle point. Small circles always have smaller diameters than the sphere itself (compare great circle).
Small circle of a sphere.
The small circle does not have the smallest curvature, and hence, a segment on its circumference does not represent the smallest path between two points on a spherical surface.
10-26-2009 08:16:03
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details