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		mcbits on Sept 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Most Massive Neutron Star Ever Detected The "correct" conversion to (modern) miles would be 20, both because 30 has only one significant digit and because it makes more sense to round 18.x to 20 than to 15.

johnr2 on Sept 17, 2019 [–]

> The "correct" conversion to (modern) miles would be 20

In nautical miles it would be closer to 15 ;-)

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