Area

All Known Implementing Classes:

CircleArea, ComplexArea
```
public interface Area
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`double`	`altitude(Place spinAxisPlace)`	Determine the minimum angle between a great circle and the Area boundary
`boolean`	`contains(Place p)`	Determine whether a given Place is within the Area
`Place`	`getMidPoint()`	Determine the weighted mid-point of the Area
`double`	`getWeight()`	Determine the weight of the Area

- Method Detail
  - altitude
```
double altitude(Place spinAxisPlace)
```
    Determine the minimum angle between a great circle and the Area boundary
    
    Parameters:
    
    spinAxisPlace - great circle pole given as a Place
    
    Returns:
    
    minimum angle [rad]
  - contains
```
boolean contains(Place p)
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    Determine whether a given Place is within the Area
    
    Parameters:
    
    p - the Place
    
    Returns:
    
    true if p is within the Area
  - getMidPoint
```
Place getMidPoint()
```
    Determine the weighted mid-point of the Area
    
    Returns:
    
    the centre
  - getWeight
```
double getWeight()
```
    Determine the weight of the Area
    
    Returns:
    
    the weight