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Subject: Re: longitude calcs
From: Gary Harkins (HTYCGARY@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue May 06 2003 - 22:03:25 EDT
In a message dated 5/6/2003 5:40:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mail@XXX.XXX writes:
> this where I lose it. I make 8752.5 / 60 = 145.875
> what is wrong please?
>
It's the same thing. 145.875 is the decimal equivalent of 145d 52.5m. If
you consider just the 52.5 minutes and convert it to a decimal equivalent
you get (52.5/60=.875)
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