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Re: W.H. Simms Math Question
From: Alexander Castro
Date: 2011 Nov 5, 22:55 -0700
From: Alexander Castro
Date: 2011 Nov 5, 22:55 -0700
Hello all, I've just joined this exciting list and have a Math question.
I'm going through "Sextant And Its Applications" by W.H. Simms and have question about one derivation on Page 5. On this page, there is a section where he replaces sinOpO' by angle OpO' * sin 1" because OO' is small compared to O'p. Is sin 1" his version of the small angle approximation?
Regards,
Alexander Castro
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