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Re: Worsley's Epitome
From: Sean C
Date: 2017 Feb 10, 10:01 -0800
From: Sean C
Date: 2017 Feb 10, 10:01 -0800
Lars Bergman wrote:
...if we can find a 5-figure table showing log cos 85°41' = 8.87662 then we have a good indicator of which table Worsley might have used.
The "Kleines Logarithmisch-Trigonometrisches Handbuch" By Joseph Georg Böhm (1882) appears to give that figure.
Regards,
Sean C.
