A closed geometric figure on the surface of a sphere which is formed by the arcs of great circles. The spherical polygon is a generalization of the spherical triangle. If is the sum of the radian angles of a spherical polygon on a sphere of radius , then the area is
Spherical Polygon
See also
Great Circle, Spherical Polyhedron, Spherical TriangleExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Beyer, W. H. CRC Standard Mathematical Tables, 28th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, p. 131, 1987.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Spherical Polygon." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SphericalPolygon.html