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Re: Martelli's Navigational Tables
From: Courtney Thomas
Date: 2005 May 28, 15:38 -0500
From: Courtney Thomas
Date: 2005 May 28, 15:38 -0500
Please excuse my ignorance, but what is the value of Martelli's tables ? Thank you, C. Thomas On Sat, 2005-05-28 at 12:36, Victor Garand wrote: > Henry, > The 1952 edition (new GHA edition with additional examples and quick > reference charts (59 pages) ...) includes the following: > -Position Line (sun or star), longitude, latitude and intercept (St. Hilaire > or calculated altitude) methods. > -Position Line (circumpolar star), longitude, latitude and intercept (St. > Hilaire or calculated altitude) methods. > -Deviation of magnetic compass. > -High-altitude ex-meridian. > -Amplitudes. > -Identification of stars. > -Great Circle distance and initial course. > -Calculation of points on Great Circle. > > Googling, I found that some used book dealers have a copy of these tables > but I couldn't ascertain the vintage. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Henry C. Halboth"> To: > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 9:22 PM > Subject: Re: Martelli's Navigational Tables > > > >I have used the 1914 edition and still do for the time sight solution. I > > really did not know that these tables had continued in print as late as > > 1952 and must assume them to have been modernized to allow for an > > intercept and azimuth solution. > > > > On Wed, 25 May 2005 10:17:27 -0600 Victor Garand > > writes: > >> Is there anyone on the list who still uses these? My edition is a > >> 1952 edition, is there a later edition? > >