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set_sphere_radius
Sets the radius of a sphere used in spherical harmonic routines.
Prototype
procedure set_sphere_radius ( radius : numeric )
Arguments
radiusradius of a sphere
Description
set_sphere_radius sets the radius of a sphere to be used by the spherical harmonic routines.
The default is the radius of the Earth (6.37122e+6).
See Also
Examples
set_sphere_radius(1.) ; Set the radius to the unit sphere. r = get_sphere_radius() ; Retrieve the radius, should be 1.