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Re: I knew where we were, but where are we now?
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2006 Jun 27, 00:48 +0100
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2006 Jun 27, 00:48 +0100
When Lu Abel correctly wrote: | > If you look at Chapter 24 of Bowditch as mentioned in my previous post, | > the most accurate sailing is a Mercator sailing. | > Mercator Sailings rely on Table 6 of Bowditch, Meridional Parts. And Peter Fogg presumed to correct him by stating | Almost correct. The most accurate uses tables of meridional parts AND | meridional distances. In now seems to me most likely, from Peter's recent reply, is that his reference to a table of "meridional distances" is actually to a table of meridional parts, under another name. Am I right? George. contact George Huxtable at george@huxtable.u-net.com or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222) or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.
