First studied in 1537 by Pedro Nunes, a rhumb line is an arc crossing all meridians at the same angle. It's the most natural way to navigate in the high seas - the ship keeps an angle with the magnetic north. It also appears as a straight line on a Mercator projection map. pic.twitter.com/IbbcjRm2Ht
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