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Compass points
From: UNK
Date: 2009 Sep 8, 11:38 -0700
From: UNK
Date: 2009 Sep 8, 11:38 -0700
Can you please explain me the mystery (if any ;>) regarding some discrepancy
in naming compass points . I found by accident of course that in Mixter ,
"Primer of Navigation," page XX (in the end of the book) Ed.1940, Table F
provides compass points and degrees ("the quarter points are named according
to Merchant Marine Practice") some point names are different from that in
other books (Bowditch, Reed, you name it).
Specifically,
NNE
NExN3/4N
NExN1/2N
NExN1/4N
NExN
In Bowditch , Henderson, etc.
NNE
NNE1/4E
NNE1/2E
NNE3/4E
NEbE
Values of course the same but why are they counted from different
intercardinal points? I thought the this kind of basic info should be pretty
standard.
Thank you for your time.
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