http://forums.devshed.com/c-programming-42/convert-decimal-degrees-to-dms-problem-856892.html#post2703969

Briefly:

   _ 60 60 #: seconds
90 0 0

whereas the c code in question prints 89 59 60


Summary:

   NB. with j ( www.jsoftware.com ) we discover the Pythagorean triple.

   T=: 2.0725 0.5803 1.9896

   +./T  NB. GCD of the vector
0.0829

   (% +./)T  NB. divide T by GCD gives Pythagorean triple.
25 7 24

   NB. ...

   324000-right_angle_in_seconds
5.82077e_11

   360 60 60#:right_angle_in_seconds NB. another reason to prefer j
90 0 0


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