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diff --git a/math/slalib/doc/cr2tf.hlp b/math/slalib/doc/cr2tf.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..719db50e --- /dev/null +++ b/math/slalib/doc/cr2tf.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +.help cr2tf Jun99 "Slalib Package" +.nf + + SUBROUTINE slCRTF (NDP, ANGLE, SIGN, IHMSF) + + - - - - - - + C R T F + - - - - - - + + Convert an angle in radians into hours, minutes, seconds + (single precision) + + Given: + NDP int number of decimal places of seconds + ANGLE real angle in radians + + Returned: + SIGN char '+' or '-' + IHMSF int(4) hours, minutes, seconds, fraction + + Notes: + + 1) NDP less than zero is interpreted as zero. + + 2) The largest useful value for NDP is determined by the size of + ANGLE, the format of REAL floating-point numbers on the target + machine, and the risk of overflowing IHMSF(4). For example, + on the VAX, for ANGLE up to 2pi, the available floating-point + precision corresponds roughly to NDP=3. This is well below + the ultimate limit of NDP=9 set by the capacity of the 32-bit + integer IHMSF(4). + + 3) The absolute value of ANGLE may exceed 2pi. In cases where it + does not, it is up to the caller to test for and handle the + case where ANGLE is very nearly 2pi and rounds up to 24 hours, + by testing for IHMSF(1)=24 and setting IHMSF(1-4) to zero. + + Called: slCDTF + + P.T.Wallace Starlink 18 March 1999 + + Copyright (C) 1999 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory + Copyright (C) 1995 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. + +.fi +.endhelp |