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Re: Easy Lunars
From: Doug Royer
Date: 2004 Apr 29, 13:58 -0700
From: Doug Royer
Date: 2004 Apr 29, 13:58 -0700
Riffling through the dross in my in-box, among the offers for Viagra and enlarging my penis (how CAN they tell? I ask), I found this nugget on "Easy lunars" from Frank Reed. George,the above had me splitting my side I was laughing so hard. Of course, to work this on a calculator, all the degrees-and-minutes quantities have first to be converted to decimal degrees. Some scientific calculators have the * ' " base60 function that can accomplish all the algebraic steps in base60 thus reducing further another step.Certain models of Casio and T.I. scientific calculators of this ability cost around $25-30.00.Bouc-coup computing power for very little dinero.Easy to use also.
