“In spherical geometry, there are no parallel lines” Read that in a book that’s not about navigation. That might be a good subject for a question on a CG license exam. First I thought that’s right, then no, it’s not…etc.

In spherical geometry, there are no parallel lines

Kennebec_Captain January 28, 2025, 12:03pm 21

A line (solid geometry) passing though a sphere creates two points on the surface of the sphere (spherical geometry).

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