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Re: Historical math and astronomy tables, LOCOMAT, 7-place cylindricalslide rule
From: Norm Goldblatt
Date: 2015 Jun 15, 13:14 -0700
From: Norm Goldblatt
Date: 2015 Jun 15, 13:14 -0700
I have the honor and priviledge of calling Denis Roegel my e-mail pal. He's helped me immensely in my quest to understand the frequency and causes of errors (and they are numerous) in early tables. Here's a little OT fun. Can you find the error in the attached table from the 1619 edition of Napier's tables? Happy hunting. (Oh, you say you have a life? Then forgedaboudit)
Norm
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