 Geographical latitude (source code)

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= Geographical latitude
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= Latitude
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For a spherical Earth, geographical latitude is the <angle> of the local vertical above the equatorial plane. It equals the <altitude> of the north <celestial pole> in the northern hemisphere. Precision astrometry distinguishes geodetic and astronomical latitude.

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