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Align decmal points

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  • Subject: [mg84955] Align decmal points
  • From: Steve Gray <stevebg at roadrunner.com>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:09:01 -0500 (EST)

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I have lists, spheres, of <100 lists {x,y,z,radius}, typically as
follows:
N[spheres]
{{1060.05, 423.413, -171.449, 1102.85}, {33.5541, 16.2535, 14.0345, 
  83.8389}, {67.8212, 29.8456, 7.84258, 83.2877}, {55.7474, -6.90536, 
  13.6956, 97.1971}, {84.5821, 5.44961, 8.37983, 
  99.2468}, {187.597, -144.491, 11.6819, 
  257.383}, {62.9557, -6.33653, -5.45155, 
  111.918}, {59.9433, -7.63485, -4.95006, 
  112.004}, {60.5971, -4.5244, -3.88841, 
  109.34}, {62.2891, -6.38914, -3.68097, 110.48}, {54.918, 10.2798, 
  22.727, 97.2316}, {72.0123, 17.306, 19.4247, 98.0057}, {76.3649, 
  4.28294, 31.4533, 114.151}, {53.7474, 34.5342, 35.4736, 
  103.675}, {61.7639, -3.8727, -1.2733, 109.211}}

I want to print this in MatrixForm but with the decimal points of
successive rows aligned, like this: (1060.0, etc., would be ok too)
(here the matrix brackets are missing)

1060.	423.4  -171.4  1102.9
  33.6   16.3    14.	 83.8
  67.8   29.8	  7.8	 83.3
  55.7   -6.9    13.7	 97.2
  84.6    5.4     8.4	 99.2
 187.6 -144.5    11.7	257.4
  63.    -6.3    -5.5	111.9
  59.9	 -7.6    -5.	112.
  60.6	 -4.5    -3.9	109.3
  62.3	 -6.4    -3.7	110.5
  54.9	 10.3    22.7	 97.2
  72.	 17.3    19.4	 98.
  76.4	  4.3    31.5	114.2
  53.7	 34.5    35.5	103.7
  61.8	 -3.9    -1.3	109.2

Print[MatrixForm[Round[spheres, .1]]] does it except the decimal
points are not aligned. I will appreciate any tips. Thank you.

Steve Gray


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