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DMSList

DMSList[Theta]
converts an angle Theta given in decimal degrees to a DMS list {degree, minute, second}.
DMSList["dms"]
converts a DMS string to a DMS list {degree, minute, second}.
DMSList["latlong"]
converts a latitude-longitude string to a pair of DMS lists.
  • DMSList["dms"] supports all common DMS string formats, with delimiters such as °, ', ", and d, m, s.
  • DMSList[{d, m, s}] returns a standardized degrees-minutes-seconds list with minute and second values between 0 and 60.
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Basic Examples   (3)
Convert an angle given in decimal degrees to {degree, minute, second}:
Convert from a string:
This canonicalizes a DMS list:
Convert an angle given in decimal degrees to {degree, minute, second}:
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Convert from a string:
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This canonicalizes a DMS list:
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