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Here is a simpler depiction of the same principle, using Polaris as the object instead of the sun as above.
Click on the image to enlarge it.
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In the "flat" earth view (top half where the little men are standing on a plane), none of the lines of sight converge at a point.
In fact, at the equator one sees the same Polaris by looking PERPENDICULAR to the viewer's line of sight at the north pole.
(0 degrees is perpendicular to 90 degrees.)
These lines of sight to Polaris are all headed in different directions.
This principle is easier to see in regards to true north and Polaris, where the sight angle is exactly the same as the viewer's latitude.
Notice the angles are all identical to the latitude, whether using the "flat" model or the spheroid model.
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BTW this principle of sight angles equal to latitude is precisely how navigators determine what latitude they're at.
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So you can be a flat-earther and still conduct navigation but the theory of what you're doing won't make any sense.
You can go through the motions all the while saying "But the earth is FLAT," and still get the job done.
But you won't be able to derive formulas, develop techniques or analyze difficulties when they arise.
In fact, when trouble comes, as it often does at sea or in aviation, a flat-earther navigator could be the doom of the vessel.
One YouTuber who posts aviation videos claims to make $300 K a year as a charter jet pilot.
When a flat-earther asked him how to apply for such a job he had a
flat answer.
He said, the first question on the interview form asked, "Is the Earth
flat, or is it a
sphere? _____________"
"Fortunately for me, I didn't choose the wrong answer."
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