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Joined: July 1, 2010 10:15 pm
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RE: Log tables

On my 40-year-old HP 15C I get 10+ log sin 1" = 4.685 574 867 Excel gives me ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ...

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RE: Technology is crippling us

The required Corner Record form is a fillable PDF.?ÿ You are supposed to make a JPG or BNP out of CAD and insert it in Acrobat (which is terrible soft...

4 years ago
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RE: Log tables

@dave-karoly?ÿ Note that I edited my post after you quoted it. The log of sine 1ƒ? doesnƒ??t quite match my calculator: But the log of sine 3?...

4 years ago
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RE: Log tables

?ÿ I believe those numbers at the bottom are a method of finding log sin and log tan for small angles more accurately than would be directly in the ...

4 years ago
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RE: Vintage engineers tools

I wonder why 5140 upped his own bid? I would gladly give $40 for that, 4 slide rules!

4 years ago
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RE: Log tables

@gary_g?ÿ Medication time. I'm on my med.s, honest ?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: Painted trees along boundary?

Iƒ??ve seen variations in one State Forest we have. The Manual has instructions but those are not always followed. Best bet is to ask those who might...

4 years ago
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RE: Log tables

One thing Iƒ??ve learned about the pre-calculator era is they would add negative logs to 10. Found that in the slide rule book. So that cleared up why...

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RE: Old Field Books

I use pre-printed forms on card stock which I fold in half. I stopped using field books several years ago. They are easy to scan and I put the origina...

4 years ago
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RE: Northeast Half of the Northwest Quarter?

@dave-karoly?ÿ I believe that is actually a Monroe Comptometer. The one we use at the trolley barn for counting the daily fares was electric. No more...

4 years ago
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RE: Northeast Half of the Northwest Quarter?

I've seen that before, but I don't like it and it being in a lotted portion of a section makes it messy.?ÿ So,,,,,,,,,what does the patent say? th...

4 years ago
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RE: SIT/FS...Here we go again

My method is: 1. Donƒ??t take tests in linear fashion. 2. Easy questions first. If you donƒ??t know the answer in 2 seconds skip it. 3. Next easier...

4 years ago
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RE: Want to Purchase Must Read Land Surveying Text Books

Boundary Control and Legal Principles, Curtis Brown. 2nd edition is the best one and fairly common. Writing Legal Descriptions, Gurdon H. Wattles. T...

4 years ago
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RE: Northeast Half of the Northwest Quarter?

@dave-karoly?ÿ I believe that is actually a Monroe Comptometer. The one we use at the trolley barn for counting the daily fares was electric. No more...

4 years ago
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RE: Chain Notation

@jbstahl What am I doing wrong? 45x8"=360"=30' so 45.5=30'4" not 30' as you say in your post. If 45-1/2 means 45 and a half links then that is 0.45...

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