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Re: Life on an Ocean Liner
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2016 Apr 27, 15:12 -0400
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2016 Apr 27, 15:12 -0400
Yes, calling out now was acceptable practice.
However, it sounds much more logical that the scene was staged.
Brad
On Apr 27, 2016 12:05 PM, "Bill Lionheart" <NoReply_Lionheart@fer3.com> wrote:
Could they have called out "now" to someone not visible who had the chronometer? If you had plenty of people to help maybe that would have been normal on a ship? Bill On 27 April 2016 at 16:18, Stan K wrote: > Sean, > > You said: > > Neither officer appears to note the time of their shots. > > > Agreed, the scene was probably staged, but if they were taking noon sights > for latitude, the time was not critical. > > Stan > > -- Professor of Applied Mathematics http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/bl
