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WP 34S conversion error
10-09-2014, 06:01 PM
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WP 34S conversion error
My WP 34S converts 1 light-year to 9.46073E12 km. This is not quite right: the IAU defines 1 light-year as 9460730472580.800 km (exactly), according to Wikipedia. This standard is defined by the IAU as the product of the Julian year (365.25 days) and the speed of light (299792458 m/s).

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WP 34S conversion error - Peter Van Roy - 10-09-2014 06:01 PM
RE: WP 34S conversion error - Paul Dale - 10-09-2014, 09:37 PM
RE: WP 34S conversion error - walter b - 10-10-2014, 08:27 AM
RE: WP 34S conversion error - Dieter - 10-10-2014, 05:57 AM
RE: WP 34S conversion error - walter b - 10-10-2014, 08:23 AM
RE: WP 34S conversion error - Dieter - 10-10-2014, 07:04 PM
RE: WP 34S conversion error - walter b - 10-10-2014, 07:44 PM
RE: WP 34S conversion error - walter b - 12-09-2014, 07:03 AM
RE: WP 34S conversion error - walter b - 01-05-2015, 08:13 PM
RE: WP 34S conversion error - Dieter - 01-07-2015, 07:34 PM
RE: WP 34S conversion error - Wolfgang - 11-11-2014, 10:30 PM



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