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Polaris: The Mathematics of Navigation and the Shape of the Earth

John P. Boyd

For millenia, sailors have used the empirical rule that the elevation angle of Polaris, the North Star, as measured by sextant, quadrant or astrolabe, is approximately equal to lat…

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The heterogeneous helicoseir

Paolo Amore, John P. Boyd, Abigail Márquez

We study the rotations of a heavy string (helicoseir) about a vertical axis with one free endpoint and with arbitrary density, under the action of the gravitational force. We show…