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3 Aug 2024 06:13:33 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Sphere/polyherdon question  
From: Sebastian H 
Date: 2 May 2004 05:01:11
Message: <4094b8d7@news.povray.org>
Sebastian H. wrote:
> Paul Bourke wrote:
> 
>>> I need to approximate a sphere with 60,000 points.  How can I 
>>> generate such
>>> a polyhedron with equivalent points on the sphere?  Perhaps a C 
>>> algorithm is
>>> posted some place on this web site but I can't find it.
>>
>>
>>
>> if you can live with other numbers around 60,000 (whos going to count
>> them anyway?!) then see this
>>    http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbourke/modelling/sphere/
>>
> 
> Very interesting, thank you for the link.
> 

http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbourke
Wow I think I'll spend some time on your site!

Regards,
Sebastian H.


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