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. . . "isotropic."^18.1

Note how our terminology of spherical coordinates stems from terrestrial navigation (Tropics of Cancer, Capricorn, etc.). Since the 16$^{\rm th}$ Century, our most familiar spherical object (next to the cannonball) has been the Earth.

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