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Re: Equation for dip?
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2006 Sep 26, 07:36 +1000
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2006 Sep 26, 07:36 +1000
Square root of the height of eye in feet x 0.97 Square root of the height of eye in metres x 1.76 Example: height of eye is 10 feet (Sqrt 10 x 0.97 = 3.16 x 0.97 = 3.07) Dip is 3.1 minutes of arc On 9/25/06, Carl Herzog wrote: > > Does anybody have handy a calculator equation for dip as an alternative > to the table? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
