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Re: Hughes Tables
From: N S Gurnell
Date: 2007 Jun 2, 16:23 -0700
From: N S Gurnell
Date: 2007 Jun 2, 16:23 -0700
Hi Robert. I was a Navigator in the '40's and 50's and used them. Here are quotations from my 1943 copy:- "Compiled by L. J. COMRIE, M.A., PH.D., Late Superintendent, H.M. Nautical Almanac Office. Preface These tables came into being as the result of suggestions put forward by Lt. Com. P.V.H. Weems, U.S.N. (Retired during his visit to England in 1936... One particular source of encouragement was the fact that a chapter of thee new edition of THE ADMIRALTY NAVIGATION MANUAL was devoted entirely to a description of the tables. ... It must be made clear that the only originality claimed in the three main tables (I, ii and iii) is that of arrangement, typography, accuracy and explanation. These same figures can in other places, but not in one place , or with a single latitude on each page. not exceding the ALMANAC in bulk, inexpensive , and yet affording equally well the saving that follows the use of an assumed position or the advantages of a dead reckoning position when required. ... it has proved fortunate that the requirements of sea and air navigation have not conflicted, and so can be met in a single volume, without detriment to either. .. the U.S. NAVY, who generously gave permission to utilise material in U.S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE PUBLICATIONS Nos. 208 and 211." On a nice morning in the tropics I could usually manage to take five or six sights before sunrise and have a position on the chart and down for a shower before 7am.. Of course in those days there was nothing but pencil or pen and paper and we didn't get too fancy with a cocked hat. They gave you all your information and were good for all seas from Milford Sound N.Z. to Yokohama, L.A . Villefranche and Oslo wthout crushing too many crabs. I bought my present copy in Halifax, N.S. about 1978, after presenting my original to a yachting lawyer in lieu of his fee. Cheers, nsg --- Robert Enowrote: > Has anyone out there used Hughes Tables for Sea and Air Navigation? Can you > tell me a bit about them? > > Robert > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---