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Re: slide rule sight reduction accuracy
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2012 Apr 16, 22:23 -0700
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2012 Apr 16, 22:23 -0700
Gary LaPook wrote: > I re-read you post from 2009 and I was wondering if it would be a lot of trouble for you to re-run your monte carlo simulation with the scales on my flat Bygrave which has a cosine scale 92 inches long covering zero to 89° 16'. Excuse the delayed reply. I set this aside and forgot about it. Wouldn't the accuracy be the same as a 10 inch rule, adjusted in proportion to the length of your scales? That would be true if they were equivalent to the S and T scales on a straight rule. Refresh my memory on how the Bygrave operates. --
