geocentric latitude

Japanese: geocentric latitude(英語表記)geocentriclatitude
geocentric latitude

...the angle between this vertical line and the equatorial plane is called geographic latitude. In contrast, if a line is drawn from the center of the Earth to the location, the angle between this line and the equatorial plane is called geocentric latitude. Geocentric latitude and geographic latitude are the same at the equator and at both the North and South Poles, but the difference is greatest at 45° latitude, at about 700"....

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この垂直線と赤道面との間の角を地理緯度という。これに対して地球の中心からその場所を結んだ線を引き,その線と赤道面との角を地心緯度geocentric latitudeという。地心緯度と地理緯度は赤道と南北両極では一致するが,緯度45゜のところでその差は最大になり約700″の大きさとなる。…

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