Well, if you are going to allow compass directions, then that opens the door to all loxodromes. There are an infnite number of loxodromes that connect two points on a sphere, if you allow loxodrome paths that travel more than once around the globe! This gives an infinite number of compass directions to Mecca.
-Bill On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Brent <bren...@verizon.net> wrote: > I think you can face Mecca from 4 directions: > > 1. along great circle shortest direction > 2. along great circle longest direction > 3. along constant compass method shortest direction > 4. along constant compass method longest direction > > I wonder if it says in Koran to face Mecca in shortest direction? > > brent > >
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