Random Points on a Sphere | Mike Bostock | Observable
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Paul Chaikin
Sep 21, 2020
I think you're doubling the appropriate range for longitude (i.e. [-360,360] instead of [-180,180])
Mike Bostock
Sep 21, 2020
I was indeed. Thanks, and fixed!
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Jacob Rus
Mar 13, 2021
Cf. also
http://extremelearning.com.au/how-to-generate-uniformly-random-points-on-n-spheres-and-n-balls/
Jacob Rus
Mar 18, 2021
Marsaglia (1972) is available online,
http://doi.org/10.1214/aoms/1177692644
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Random Points on a Sphere | Mike Bostock | Observable