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    Re: Bowditch: Distance to visible horizon
    From: Bill B
    Date: 2012 Dec 06, 08:16 -0500

    On 12/6/2012 4:56 AM, Gary LaPook wrote:
    > That's interesting, the 1962 and 1975 editions give it as D=1.144 and
    > the 1938 edition gives it as D=1.15.
    
    First place I would look is the refraction values in the formula used to
    derive distance to horizon.
    
    Bill B
    
    
    
    

       
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