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From: cloos@acsu.buffalo.edu (James H. Cloos)
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Subject: Temp units on the 48sx (was: Re: (none))
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Date: 5 Oct 90 02:30:08 GMT
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I feel compelled to add my thoughts to this.  I still feel that the 48
gives the appropriate answer to 1_\^oC 1_\^oC +.  

The bug, is that multiplication does not also convert to Kelvins
before performing the mathematics.  Ideally, all references to temp
units in ANY calculation using a command not expressly designed to
operate differently (as TDELTA and TINC from the EQ card are) should
ALWAYS convert the given temp units to Kelvins, do its thing, and then
convert back to the given temp units as per the unit conversion specs.

This seems to me to be the best thing to do. 

-JimC
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