RE: LightYear Conversion is Incorrect in Units Package
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg28621] RE: [mg28605] LightYear Conversion is Incorrect in Units Package
- From: "David Park" <djmp at earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 03:37:12 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi Bob, Thanks for the correction. It is easy to forget the various definitions of the year. Using TropicalYear is the closest, but even that is a little off. Anyway, don't change Units! David Park djmp at earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/ > > The difference is due to the meaning of Year. > > Convert[Year, Day] > > 365*Day > > Convert[Convert[LightYear, Meter]/SpeedOfLight, Day] > > 365.24110215533767*Day > > > Bob Hanlon >