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Re: An All-Haversine Azimuth (from Lat, Dec and dLon alone)?
From: David C
Date: 2021 Feb 19, 14:11 -0800
From: David C
Date: 2021 Feb 19, 14:11 -0800
The history of nautical tables is full of twists and turns. See pp 284-290 in Cotter's "A History of Nautical Astronomy" for the development of the ABC tables. Many 19th century navigators get a mention - Rosser, Heath, Blackburne, Johnson, Laverty, Espinasse, Bolt. Hutchinson, Trivett, Duhamel.....................
