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M.O.A. to Degrees wondering
From: Herman Dekker
Date: 2022 Aug 6, 01:15 -0700
From: Herman Dekker
Date: 2022 Aug 6, 01:15 -0700
When working out a sight reduction the MODERN way.
Everything in degrees on the handheld calculator.
I wondered why the conversion of minutes of arc to degrees, mostly gaves values with a repetitive figure.
To see if this is always the case I mad a Excel table of the conversion See attached PDF.
Every 3e rule (3 fits in 60)? a whole answer. They ad up with 0,05 each time.
The rest repetitive decimals 3 or 6.
This is caused by the 60 number system?
Are there more of these specific figures in CelNav?
Just a side way wondering of me.
HermanD
