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Re: Lunar Distance Hs and Prism Level.
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Sep 19, 15:07 +1000
Fank wrote:
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From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Sep 19, 15:07 +1000
Fank wrote:
To translate, for those new to the topic, using Hs means a raw measured
altitude and Hc means a computed altitude (H for hauteur -French for
altitude, s for sextant, c for computed).
I've always wondered why the 'H' indicates altitude. Frank, do you know why the abbreviation for this French word has come to be used?
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