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Re: Historical question
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2004 Oct 24, 02:54 -0500
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2004 Oct 24, 02:54 -0500
Frank, > But it seems to me that you would only get > the benefit you're suggesting if > you have TWO octants (a.k.a. quadrants) Well, I can imagine that two octants and one sextant could be a standard equipment for a serious Lunar distance navigator:-) As the beginning of the same page in Norie indicates. But I hope you won't miss my messages on "Nonlinearity tables" and "Lunars with SNO-T", as I am very interested in your reaction. Alex.