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Re: H.O. 203/204, Littlehales, Hydrographic Engineer
From: Paul Bedel
Date: 2017 Mar 22, 13:21 -0700
From: Paul Bedel
Date: 2017 Mar 22, 13:21 -0700
Hi Brad,
Yes, there were tabular predecessors:
1793: Jérôme Lalande, after Cassini in 1770,
1827: Thomas Lynn (horary tables),
1829: maybe Janet Taylor (??).
For more details, see Charles H. Cotter in "History of Nautical Astronomy". Why G. Littlehales hav'nt note their name? What was the reason why ? I have no answer.
Paul.
