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Re: Latitude by two altitudes and the elapsed time
From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2018 Jun 3, 11:52 +0200
From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2018 Jun 3, 11:52 +0200
Yes dear Geoffrey, time is gold.
nowadays,
Latitude by two altitudes and the elapsed time, or double altitudes method for latitude, is useless.
I have pointed it out in terms of historical interest.
Lax was the author of other publications like the Appendix to "Nautical Almanac & Astronomical Ephemeris" by Lax