Tue 25 Aug, 2015 8:03 pm
GPSGuided wrote:No question on the HP-41 and similar. They are just fantastic calculators. Unfortunately mine died a few years ago.
Tue 25 Aug, 2015 8:35 pm
Tue 25 Aug, 2015 9:31 pm
Wed 26 Aug, 2015 2:45 am
GBW wrote:Very retro...
γ = arctan [tan (λ - λ0) × sin φ]
γ = arctan [tan (λ - λ0) × sin φ]
...now, to plug this into the HP goes like this...
φ ENTER sin
λ ENTER λ0
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tan
x
SHIFT arctan
Wed 26 Aug, 2015 2:54 am
GPSGuided wrote:Find that app on your smartphone and forget about clicking with the mouse.
Wed 26 Aug, 2015 3:20 pm
Wed 26 Aug, 2015 3:25 pm
Wed 26 Aug, 2015 3:29 pm
MickyB wrote:Thanks for this. I don't know how many times I've been out bush walking and thought to myself 'Gee, I wish I had a calculator with me!'
Wed 26 Aug, 2015 3:58 pm
GBW wrote:Ha...you really are a geek. Lets try some values in the equation just to be sure your order of operations are correct:
γ = arctan [tan (λ - λ0) × sin φ]
where
λ = 144.946014°
λ0 = 147°
φ = -37.815018°
γ = arctan [tan (λ - λ0) × sin φ]
where
λ = STO 01 144.946014
λ0 = STO 02 147
φ = STO 03 -37.815018
EXQ_RAD RCL_03 SIN RCL_01 RCL_02 - TAN x SHIFT_TAN-1
:_ -0.216948439
EXQ_DEG RCL_03 SIN RCL_01 RCL_02 - TAN x SHIFT_TAN-1
:_ 1.259664620
Wed 26 Aug, 2015 3:58 pm
Wed 26 Aug, 2015 4:03 pm
Meridian := 3 + ( Trunc( Longitude / 6 ) * 6 ) ;
result := RadToDeg( arctan ( tan( DegToRad( Longitude - Meridian ) ) * sin( DegToRad( Latitude ) ) ) );
Thu 27 Aug, 2015 12:38 am
GBW wrote:You got it. Nice little app.
- Code:
Meridian := 3 + ( Trunc( Longitude / 6 ) * 6 ) ;
result := RadToDeg( arctan ( tan( DegToRad( Longitude - Meridian ) ) * sin( DegToRad( Latitude ) ) ) );
Thu 27 Aug, 2015 3:08 pm
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