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  Fig. 3.30a-b : Diagrams to define variation of normal curvature with direction at a point on a surface. a) The angle is measured in the tangent plane from direction of maximum principal normal curvature to direction of normal curvature. b) Angle measured in the tangent plane from tangent to u-parameter curve to direction of principal normal curvature.  
         
 
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