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Re: When Am I?
From: Richard B. Langley
Date: 2013 Mar 14, 14:11 -0300
From: Richard B. Langley
Date: 2013 Mar 14, 14:11 -0300
Thanks for your comments. The author was a practicing Air Force navigator rather than an historian of navigation. -- Richard On 2013-03-14, at 1:41 PM, Noell Wilson wrote: > Hi Richard, > I tend to give authors a lot of credit for writing and putting themselves out there in the first place. I also note the phrase "as much detail as you can stand" and the reference to the journalist who didn't think time was important in navigation. He was not addressing this group. > > Still - I assume the author is an expert. I wish he had mentioned lunars in the history of navigation. I wish he had given Harrison credit for the chronometer. I assume that his reference to a "rock and a rope" refers to a lead and I doubt if that did much good in mid-ocean voyages. > > It's a reasonable article and not many people are going to note any errors. > Regards, Noell Wilson > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > NavList message boards and member settings: www.fer3.com/NavList > Members may optionally receive posts by email. > To cancel email delivery, send a message to NoMail[at]fer3.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=122863 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Richard B. Langley E-mail: lang@unb.ca | | Geodetic Research Laboratory Web: http://www.unb.ca/GGE/ | | Dept. of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Phone: +1 506 453-5142 | | University of New Brunswick Fax: +1 506 453-4943 | | Fredericton, N.B., Canada E3B 5A3 | | Fredericton? Where's that? See: http://www.fredericton.ca/ | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------