On Sep 4, 6:28 pm, Ignatios Souvatzis 
wrote:
> Martin wrote:
> > On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 02:35:49 -0700 (PDT), "Paul {Hamilton Rooney}"
> > wrote:
>
> >>On Sep 4, 2:48 pm, Ignatios Souvatzis 
> >>wrote:
> >>> Martin wrote:
> >>> > On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 13:33:43 퍭, Ignatios Souvatzis
> >>> > wrote:
> >>> >>(...) We must get an old-fashioned globe, then.
>
> >>> > or a boat?
>
> >>> Alas, my boat isn't suitable for ocean trips.
>
> >>Alas, even if it were, it wouldn't help to answer the question. It
> >>requires a globe, not a boat!
>
> > Not having an accurate globe didn't stop Magellan :o)
>
> Yeah, but he didn't sail the longest great circle course, either.
>

We don't know what that course is!

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Neil Barker