Re: 4-figure tables and geometry

From	"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	sci.math, comp.programming, alt.conspiracy
Subject	Re: 4-figure tables and geometry
Date	2017-01-10 22:06 +0800
Organization	Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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On 8/1/2017 9:52 PM, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> On 8/1/2017 1:30 PM, Robert Wessel wrote:
>> "CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae, 32nd Edition (Advances
>> in Applied Mathematics)", Daniel Zwillinger
>>  ...
>> Personally I've only got a 28th edition on the shelf, but I expect
>> that will hold me over while the power is out.
>
> When that day came, we might as well relax the accuracy and precision
> requirements! :)
>

Forget not in the very old days, there were NO ruler nor 4-figure 
tables! Everything was done with feelings and trial-and-error! :)

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Re: 4-figure tables and geometry "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-01-08 00:58 +0800
  Re: 4-figure tables and geometry Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-01-07 23:30 -0600
    Re: 4-figure tables and geometry "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-01-08 21:52 +0800
      Re: 4-figure tables and geometry "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-01-10 22:06 +0800

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