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Re: Lunar Observation & Time Sight (1825)
From: Jan Kalivoda
Date: 2004 Sep 30, 12:43 +0200
From: Jan Kalivoda
Date: 2004 Sep 30, 12:43 +0200
Oh, Frank, you are sitting on the goldmine, able to pick out the gold and with the aqua-regia at hand ! Jan Kalivoda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Reed"To: Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 4:30 AM Subject: Lunar Observation & Time Sight (1825) > Last month I posted a link to a page from a logbook showing a complete lunar > observation calculation AND the associated time sight from 1825. Since people > have been talking about these sights, I decided to write up an analysis of > this particular set of observations and calculations. This is a real, "at sea" > lunar and time sight demonstrating actual practice in this time period. The > address: > > http://www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars/1825 > > Frank R > [ ] Mystic, Connecticut > [X] Chicago, Illinois > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 7.0.271 / Virus Database: 264.9.8 - Release Date: 28.9.2004