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Re: Nautical Almac Question
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2006 May 31, 15:42 -0500
On 31 May 2006, at 1:25 PM, FrankReedCT@aol.com wrote:
> Yes, it's a sign reversal.
It is actually a great example of a terrible job of presenting
information. (Think Edward Tufte's "Envisioning Information")
Why on earth shade a number? There is nothing intuitive about
shading a number. Why not just use a negative sign like everybody
else does??? I think whoever did this in the Nautical Almanac
offices should be taken out back and shot. ;-)
Dan
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From: Dan Allen
Date: 2006 May 31, 15:42 -0500
On 31 May 2006, at 1:25 PM, FrankReedCT@aol.com wrote:
> Yes, it's a sign reversal.
It is actually a great example of a terrible job of presenting
information. (Think Edward Tufte's "Envisioning Information")
Why on earth shade a number? There is nothing intuitive about
shading a number. Why not just use a negative sign like everybody
else does??? I think whoever did this in the Nautical Almanac
offices should be taken out back and shot. ;-)
Dan
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