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English: The great circle g lies in a plane through the sphere's center. The perpendicular line a through the center is called its axis, and the two of intersection P and P' are its poles. Any great circle through the poles is secondary to g.
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Source Own work , plotted with Desmos, https://www.desmos.com/geometry-beta/to4bxwxkdt
Author Jacob Rus

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The great circle g lies in a plane through the sphere's center. The perpendicular line a through the center is called its axis, and the two of intersection P and P' are its poles. Any great circle through the poles is secondary to g.

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