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I would like to see H.O. 249 vol I, pretty much as is.
For sight reduction tables, I would like to have H.O. 229 tables to the level 
of precision that H.O. 249, vol II & III cover. (to the nearest minute, not 
10th)
As for the multiplication tabels for 'd' and declination, I'd want the H.O.249 version.

So... What are these called?  I can't be the only guy that wants the best of both worlds.


Original Message:
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From- Hal Mueller hal@MOBILEGEOGRAPHICS.COM
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 10:33:29 -0800
To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM
Subject: Re: [NAV-L] Lunar distances


 From last summer:

At 10:43 AM -0700 7/22/01, Dan Allen wrote:
>In the book entitled "History and Bibliography of The New American
>Practical Navigator and The American Coast Pilot" by John F.
>Campbell (Peabody Museum, Salem, MA: 1964), it says in part on page
>119:
>
>Bowditch continued to be published without any major revisions until
>1887, when it again underwent revision.  Although seach succeeding
>printing resulted in minor changes, Bowditch did not have its next
>major revision until 1907.  This revision almost saw the lunar
>distance problem eliminated from the work, but it was decided, in
>view of its archaic principles, to relegate it to the appendix.
>
>In 1914, Bowditch was again revised and improved.  In charge of this
>revision was Lieutenant G. W. Logan, USN.  A sign of the changing
>times is noted in this revision, as the chapter on lunar
>observations was finally excluded.  It had been a part of the work
>since it was first printed in 1799.
>
>So there you have it.  Editions printed up until 1913 had lunars,
>and the best material was probably pre-1907.  I just got an 1888
>version which has excellent coverage of lunars.
>
>Dan
>

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