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[roberto_abraham]

(12-19-2021 03:38 PM)Thomas Okken Wrote:  I don't know about the solid angle, though. The 48G has only the Steradian, which is a base unit and doesn't convert to anything else: 1_sr 1_r^2 CONVERT => Inconsistent Units.

I'm not too surprised. Being dimensionless, solid angles seem to pose significant challenges for unit conversion routines. In any case, I think if the only thing that Plus42 can't handle is solid angle conversions you'll be doing very well... it's definitely not a show-stopper!

Bob

P.S. According to Wikipedia the SI committee themselves changed their view on whether or not to consider Steradians as derived or more fundamental: "The steradian was formerly an SI supplementary unit, but this category was abolished in 1995 and the steradian is now considered an SI derived unit."