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fgkpthd - 13 Mar 2007 10:59 GMT
How to convert angles (nautical, astronomical,...) and vice versa,  please ?

Example:

187º 12´ 238´´ = 187,266111 º  

¿ como pasar ángulos expresados en grados, minutos y segundos  a grados y viceversa como en el ejemplo ?
macropod - 13 Mar 2007 12:00 GMT
Hi,

To convert decimal degrees to deg°mm'ss.00'', try:
=TEXT(A1/24,"[hh]°mm'ss.00''")
and to convert deg°mm'ss.00'' to decimal degrees, try:
=DEGREES(RADIANS(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(A1,"°",":"),"''",""),"'",":"))*24)

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How to convert angles (nautical, astronomical,...) and vice versa,  please ?

Example:

187º 12´ 238´´ = 187,266111 º

¿ como pasar ángulos expresados en grados, minutos y segundos  a grados y viceversa como en el ejemplo ?
Bernard Liengme - 13 Mar 2007 14:31 GMT
All is explained at:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/latlong.htm

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How to convert angles (nautical, astronomical,...) and vice versa,  please
?
Example:
187º 12´ 238´´ = 187,266111 º
¿ como pasar ángulos expresados en grados, minutos y segundos  a grados y
viceversa como en el ejemplo ?
 
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