document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1210639>Question 1210639</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Came across this log table:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log 1.1 = 0.04139    393   783   1169   1551  1931   2307   2680   3049   3416\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I compared these numbers with another log table and the numbers differ. Would someone give an explanation for the difference ?  Thanks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:  Each 3 and 4 digit numbers are separated, not one large number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "According to two different sources....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(1.1) = 0.04139 2685 1582 251...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Apparently the log table you quote is not displaying the actual value of the log to several decimal places; the digits after the initial \"0.4139\" have a different meaning.  The meanings of those additional strings of digits are probably described in the reference where you got this; without seeing that explanation we can't tell you what they mean.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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