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Re: Jack Aubrey's fixing of longitude
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2011 Jun 20, 18:04 -0400
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2011 Jun 20, 18:04 -0400
Well, they both had FRS after their names! Don't you? ;) On Jun 20, 2011, at 5:55 PM, Frank Reed wrote: > Incidentally, this would count as a very exotic observation. It's the sort of thing that might have been done by a professional astronomer on a voyage of exploration but would be really unlikely on an ordinary Royal Navy vessel. It adds to the "larger than life" character of O'Brian's heroes. > > -FER > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > NavList message boards and member settings: www.fer3.com/NavList > Members may optionally receive posts by email. > To cancel email delivery, send a message to NoMail[at]fer3.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- >
