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Subject: Re: Sextant Positions versus Map Datums?
From: Chuck Taylor (ctaylor@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Jan 15 2002 - 16:23:11 EST
Mike Wescott wrote:
> Seven seconds of latitude is about 12 feet.
Really? I figure that there are approximately 6076 feet per nautical mile, and
one nautical mile per minute of latitude. Since one second is 1/60 of a minute,
then
7 * (1/60) * 6076 = 709 feet.
I think you divided by 60 one too many times. :-)
Chuck Taylor
Everett, WA, USA
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