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    Re: Research of a Free EXTENDED PRECISION Calculator Software toconvert radians into degrees
    From: Marcelo S
    Date: 2015 Apr 29, 14:05 -0300

    http://apfloat.appspot.com/
    http://www.javascripter.net/math/calculators/100digitbigintcalculator.htm
    
    I haven´t use any of them but they appears ok.
    There are some big num packages on the web you can use.
    
    regards
    
    2015-04-29 12:26 GMT-03:00, Antoine Couëtte :
    > Apr 29th, 2015
    > Hello to all,
    > For Navigation purposes I need to transform radians into degrees with at
    > least 16 significant digits (and - better - if possible to 20 or even 24
    > significant digits). In other words, I simply need to multiply the relevant
    > radians figures by 180 and divide them by PI, while ensuring that end
    > results have at least 16 significant digits.
    > Some 4 years ago I readily performed such computations through some software
    > then freely available on the Web. I could even "copy-paste" and "paste-copy"
    > the relevant numbers/results to/from this simple "extended precision
    > calculator". NOTE : As such a "copy-paste" function greatly reduces
    > transcription errors risks it is certainly part of my wish list, although
    > not a "hard" requirement here.
    > Unfortunately I have not kept any references of the free software I had then
    > been using on my eralier previous [now defunct and dumped] laptop.
    > I am currently using Windows 7 (64bit).
    > While last time, I had been very lucky to immediately google up some solid
    > *kermit-proof* software to fulfill my needs, to-day I have not been able to
    > "google-retrieve" any equivalent software.
    > Hence my request through NavList : Any idea from you "number crunching"
    > colleagues ?
    > Many Thanks in advance
    > *Kermit*
    > Antoine M. "Kermit" Couëtte
    >
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