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Re: Calculator v. Slide Rule for Ex-Meridian Correction
From: Stan K
Date: 2016 Jan 3, 21:22 -0500
From: Stan K
Date: 2016 Jan 3, 21:22 -0500
Shufeldt kept current, coming out with "The Calculator Afloat" in 1980.
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From: Greg Rudzinski <NoReply_Rudzinski@fer3.com>
To: slk1000 <slk1000@aol.com>
Sent: Sun, Jan 3, 2016 8:47 pm
Subject: [NavList] Re: Calculator v. Slide Rule for Ex-Meridian Correction
Here is the preface to Slide Rule For The Mariner.
From: Hewitt Schlereth
Date: 2016 Jan 3, 14:43 -0800Speaking of books in this context, my favorite is HH Shufeldt's Slide Rule for the Mariner. I got it in 1972 and it was my introduction to the fundamental cel nav formulas. According to him it was a standard tool for air navigators in the Pacific during WW II.Hewitt
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