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Moving in a Circle

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I HAD to cross a very large flat field in Lincolnshire one evening; the ground covered with snow, and there being a dense fog. I knew my way perfectly; but on coming to the hedge found that I had deviated to the right. Next day I had occasion to re-visit my track and found that I had described about one quarter of a circle.

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W., T. Moving in a Circle. Nature 8, 27 (1873). https://doi.org/10.1038/008027a0

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