[gnome-calculator: 1/2] Correct Astronomical unit (to 149597870700 m)
- From: Robert Roth <robertroth src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-calculator: 1/2] Correct Astronomical unit (to 149597870700 m)
- Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:20:38 +0000 (UTC)
commit 81cd8defc982110579ad1adae570fa412de4a841
Author: Thomas Nilsson <thomas nilsson irfu se>
Date: Mon Aug 17 13:22:57 2020 +0000
Correct Astronomical unit (to 149597870700 m)
The IAU changed the definition back in 2012 so that 1 au == 149 597 870 700 m exactly, the BIPM then
followed in recognizing this value.
Ref:
https://www.nature.com/news/the-astronomical-unit-gets-fixed-1.11416 (doi:10.1038/nature.2012.11416)
https://www.bipm.org/utils/common/pdf/si-brochure/SI-Brochure-9.pdf (latest brochure, specifically
Tableau 8)
lib/unit.vala | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
---
diff --git a/lib/unit.vala b/lib/unit.vala
index 4552e4f9..e2b57ee9 100644
--- a/lib/unit.vala
+++ b/lib/unit.vala
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class UnitManager : Object
angle_category.add_unit (new Unit ("gradian", _("Gradians"), dpgettext2 (null, "unit-format", "%s
gradians"), "π*x/200", "200x/π", dpgettext2 (null, "unit-symbols", "gradian,gradians,grad")));
length_category.add_unit (new Unit ("parsec", _("Parsecs"), dpgettext2 (null, "unit-format", "%s
pc"), "30857000000000000x", "x/30857000000000000", dpgettext2 (null, "unit-symbols", "parsec,parsecs,pc")));
length_category.add_unit (new Unit ("lightyear", _("Light Years"), dpgettext2 (null, "unit-format",
"%s ly"), "9460730472580800x", "x/9460730472580800", dpgettext2 (null, "unit-symbols",
"lightyear,lightyears,ly")));
- length_category.add_unit (new Unit ("astronomical-unit", _("Astronomical Units"), dpgettext2 (null,
"unit-format", "%s au"), "149597870691x", "x/149597870691", dpgettext2 (null, "unit-symbols", "au")));
+ length_category.add_unit (new Unit ("astronomical-unit", _("Astronomical Units"), dpgettext2 (null,
"unit-format", "%s au"), "149597870700x", "x/149597870700", dpgettext2 (null, "unit-symbols", "au")));
length_category.add_unit (new Unit ("rack-unit", _("Rack Units"), dpgettext2 (null, "unit-format",
"%sU"), "x/22.49718785151856", "22.49718785151856x", dpgettext2 (null, "unit-symbols", "U")));
length_category.add_unit (new Unit ("nautical-mile", _("Nautical Miles"), dpgettext2 (null,
"unit-format", "%s nmi"), "1852x", "x/1852", dpgettext2 (null, "unit-symbols", "nmi")));
length_category.add_unit (new Unit ("mile", _("Miles"), dpgettext2 (null, "unit-format", "%s mi"),
"1609.344x", "x/1609.344", dpgettext2 (null, "unit-symbols", "mile,miles,mi")));
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