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Re: Sign of v correction to GHA
From: Ian Staniforth
Date: 2025 Feb 27, 08:51 -0800
From: Ian Staniforth
Date: 2025 Feb 27, 08:51 -0800
I wonder how (in)accurate it is to simply use linear interpolation between the hourly values in the daily pages instead of increments and corrections. Easy enough with a calculator. I tried a few examples and the maximum difference I got was 0.2'. Another example of over-engineering in the Nautical Almanac?