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1 degree is 4 minutes

Capiert
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And? This is old hat for anyone doing celestial navigation.

 

"1 degree is 4 minutes: (NOT 60 minutes) "

 

Um, no. 4 minutes is a time. 60 minutes per degree is minutes of angle. They aren't the same thing, so it's both.

 

This isn't speculation. It belongs in a blog post.

 

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