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Article #2272Re: Help with "degree" symbol
From: dhosek
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1992 01:35
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1992 01:35
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In article <SMITH.92Sep4145443@michael.harvard.edu>, smith@michael.harvard.edu (Steven Smith) writes:
> finvers@enel.ucalgary.ca (Ivars Finvers) writes:
>> I'm stuck. I'm writing a paper where I need to state temperatures
>> in degrees C. I can't for figure out how to get LaTeX to generate
>> "degree symbol"C.
> Paper burns at $451\,^\circ$F (or at $451\,^\circ\rm F$).
Almost. For the best results do:
\newcommand{\degrees}{\,{}^\circ}
\newcommand{\degC}{\degrees{\rm C}}
Then you can say, ``Water freezes at $0\degC$.''
-dh
Don Hosek
dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu
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Newsgroups: comp.text.tex Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!news.claremont.edu!linus.claremont.edu!dhosek From: dhosek@linus.claremont.edu Subject: Re: Help with "degree" symbol Message-ID: <1992Sep4.183554.1@linus.claremont.edu> Lines: 24 Sender: news@muddcs.claremont.edu (The News System) Organization: Harvey Mudd College References: <92Sep04.161618.22661@acs.ucalgary.ca> <SMITH.92Sep4145443@michael.harvard.edu> Date: 4 Sep 92 18:35:54 PDT