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Re: Classification of the methods for clearing the Lunar Distances
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2003 Apr 9, 18:22 -0400
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2003 Apr 9, 18:22 -0400
Herbert, I believe the "short" vs "rigorous" solutions to which Jan refers are based on whether the relevant equations are solved explicitly rather than by some approximation to the solution, such as substitution of the first term of a Taylor series for a sine function. In this sense, couldn't St. Hilaire's method be either short or rigorous depending on how one determines Hc? Regarding Jan's classes, I wonder whether a two-level classification could be used, where one level is short versus rigorous, and the second level is the method of solution, by machine or table, perhaps with tables further divided into inspection tables versus more fundamental tables of functions, such as log and sine. Fred
