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Re: Lunars using Bennett
From: Thomas Kleemann
Date: 2008 May 23, 23:41 +0200
From: Thomas Kleemann
Date: 2008 May 23, 23:41 +0200
Peter Fogg schrieb:
>
> Did you know that these Sight Reduction Tables are available in a
> six-figure version (in contrast to four-figure in the book) and that
> this newish set has been developed specifically for use with lunars?
>
In my edition of Radler's 'New Altitude Tables'*), he uses not
log-cosine for DEC,LAT but log-secans to 6 figures.
This seems to result in a far better resolution at the extrema of the tables
(near equator/zero degrees declination that is): The MSD steps already
at eight min of arc in contrast to 46 min of arc in Bennett's tables.
I found also a reference to an edition of this tables with an additional
7th figure in steps of one tenth of minute of arc (printed on about 100
pages), but wasn't able to retrieve it so far.
Sounds promising,
Thomas.
*) Cmdr Radler de Aquino, Brazilian Navy
The "Newest" Navigation Altitude and Azimuth Tables
2nd stereotyped Edition
J.D.Potter, London 1818
D.Norris, Rio de Janeiro
Online-copy provided by the University of California, Astronomy Dept.
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