OFFSET
4,1
COMMENTS
Corresponds to a significant mark labeled with a (typographic) prime symbol on slide rule calculating devices in the 20th century. The Pickworth reference explains its use for sines and tangents of small angles.
REFERENCES
C. N. Pickworth, The Slide Rule, 24th Ed., Pitman, London, 1945, pp. 76-78, Trigonometrical Applications.
LINKS
Peter Munn, Aristo 89 Slide Rule
Wikipedia, Minute of arc
FORMULA
Equals 60 * A072097.
EXAMPLE
3437.7467707849392526078892888463102199443283479938592929496...
MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[10800/Pi, 10, 100][[1]] (* Amiram Eldar, Sep 18 2020 *)
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Peter Munn, Aug 29 2020
STATUS
approved