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Re: Newbie - Variation Question
From: Yves Arrouye
Date: 2002 Feb 13, 20:48 -0800
From: Yves Arrouye
Date: 2002 Feb 13, 20:48 -0800
> > The basic formula being: > > True + Variation = Magnetic > > > >Difference between France and Quebec? ;-) I learned > > Cv = Cc + W (True = Magnetic + Variation) > > (True = Magnetic + Variation) can be re-stated as being equivalent to > (True - Variation = Magnetic); just the opposite from the "basic formula". Thanks, that was my point. Note the change of sign of the Variation which was the "beef" of the message. YA