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Circles on a Sphere
This Demonstration illustrates the use of geometric transformations to put circles on the surface of a sphere.
Contributed by:
Mahesh Venkitachalam
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GeometricTransformation
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RotationTransform
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TranslationTransform
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Mahesh Venkitachalam
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Circles on a Sphere
"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/CirclesOnASphere/
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Published: July 18, 2011
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