Gnomonic Projection

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A chart projection of part of a hemisphere showing the earth’s grid projected by radials from a point at the centre of the sphere onto a plane so that all straight lines represent arcs of great circles thereby making this projection valuable for navigation when used in conjunction with the Mercator projection. Particularly used on synoptic charts.

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