[erlang-questions] How to write this code better?

[Jilani Khaldi]

Hi All,
I am translating this Pascal code:

     t := 2*3.14159*((JD - 1) / 365.0);
     declination := (0.322003 - 22.971 * cos(t)
		  - 0.357898 * cos(2*t)
		  - 0.14398 * cos(3*t)
		  + 3.94638 * sin(t)
		  + 0.019334 * sin(2*t)
		  + 0.05928 * sin(3*t));

	// Check it
	if (declination > 89.99) then declination := 89.99;
	if (declination < -89.99) then declination := -89.99;

  to Erlang:

   T1 = 2*3.14159*((JD - 1) / 365.0),
   Declination1 = (0.322003-22.971*cos(T1)
    -0.357898*cos(2*T1)
    -0.14398*cos(3*T1)
    +3.94638*sin(T1)
    +0.019334*sin(2*T1)
    +0.05928*sin(3*T1)),

   % Check it
   if (Declination1 > 89.99) ->
      Declination2 = 89.99;
   true ->
     Declination2 = Declination1
   end,
   if (Declination1 < -89.99) ->
      Declination2 = -89.99;
   true ->
     Declination2 = Declination1
   end,
   Declination2.

The Erlang code works but I think there is at least one way to write it 
better.
Thank you!
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Jilani KHALDI
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