Before revision: thumb | 300px | rhumb line navigation path = constant The loxodromic navigation (related to loxodromic course ) it's a way to navigate following a rhumb line (from the Greek λοξóς and -oblic- δρóμος - path-) which is the curve on the surface of the Earth that follows the same angle at the intersection with each Meridian, which serves to maintain a steady course in sailing.
After revision: thumb | 300px | rhumb line navigation path = constant The loxodromic navigation (related to loxodromic course -from the Greek λοξóς and -oblic- δρóμος - path-), it's a way to navigate following a rhumb line which is the curve on the surface of the Earth that follows the same angle at the intersection with each Meridian, which serves to maintain a steady course in sailing.