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Re: Meridional Distances
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2002 Sep 18, 11:15 +1000
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2002 Sep 18, 11:15 +1000
Got nothing against calculators, or GPS for that matter, but like to know that if necessary can work out rhumb, traverse and a round of sights with nothing more than a pencil and some tables - call it Plan C (to be fair, in that case would probably draw lines on the chart for rhumb and traverse - still the simplest way to get an accurate enough estimation). Dan Allen wrote: > On Tuesday, September 17, 2002, at 05:09 PM, Peter Fogg wrote: > > > I'm glad Dan thinks the Williams formula is pretty straightforward. > > I should have said, straightforward for programming a computer or > calculator. It is a bit much to remember off the top of one's head... > ;-) > > Dan
