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Re: Bowditch 2002
From: Mitch B Burrill
Date: 2002 Oct 3, 14:28 -0400
From: Mitch B Burrill
Date: 2002 Oct 3, 14:28 -0400
Yes, examine the sine of 32-07, 32-22, 32-31, 32-33, 32-43, and 32-59. The values given for 32-07 and 32-43 seem mutually exclusive using the rounding algorithms I'm aware of. Mitch -----Original Message----- From: Michael Wescott [mailto:wescott_mike@EMC.COM] Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 1:50 PM To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM Subject: Re: Bowditch 2002 MBurrill@LEESBURGVA.ORG said: > Anyone else on the list doing sight reduction without reduction tables > or a calculator ? I think I may have found errors (5th decimal place) > in Bowditch 2002 table #2. I can't determine what number rounding > algorithm is being used. Can you give us an example of an error? -- Mike Wescott Wescott_Mike@EMC.COM