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Thanks Frank,

An inveterate and sentimental pack rat I am!

But your post begs the question:

If people are buying used Nautical Almanacs on e-bay, what are they using them for?


Re: the British Almanac, I cannot tell you what they look like. As far as I 
know, most of us here in Canuckistan purchase our almanacs from the "Great 
Satan" ;-^). It is possible, however, that the Canadian Navy -- assuming that 
they still use astro -- purchase theirs from mother England.

I know for sure that as late as the mid-1980's, the Royal Canadian Air Force 
was purchasing their sight reduction tables (AP3270) from England but their 
Air Almanacs from the USA. That was when the latter was published in 6 month 
intervals.

Robert


----- Original Message -----
From: Frank Reed 
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 3:04 am
Subject: Re: Almanac Heaven

> Robert Eno asked:
> "What do you do with your  old Nautical Almanacs?"
>
> Sell them on ebay? You can get two or three bucks  for them usually.
>
> And:
> "Since the late 1980's, I have been regularly  ordering the US
> governmentedition with its wonderful sewn binding and hardboard
> covers (I purchase the
> commercial version for my vessel's  library)"
>
> Speaking of which, what does the British printing look like  these
> days?
> And:
> "Is there any conceivable use for old Nautical  Almanacs?  Will,
> say, the
> 1999 version ever be of use again through some  cyclic mechanism
> in the universe
> (notwithstanding precession etc.)?"
>
> The  "ephemeral" data is just that. Apart from that four year
> cycle for solar
> data,  which is only marginally accurate anyway, everything else
> is history.
> Of course,  the refraction data and dip table, the interpolation
> tables, the
> short sight  reduction tables, and the explanation are all still
> good, but
> that's an excuse  to keep only one copy. That said, I've got four
> post-1975
> Nautical Almanacs at  arm's reach right now (all from ebay, $12
> for the lot).
>
> You  concluded:
> "Or am I just being an inveterate and sentimental  packrat?"
>
> Yes. 
>
> -FER
> 42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N  72.1W.
> www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
>

   

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