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Re: Lunars using Bennett
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2008 Apr 06, 02:22 -0400
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2008 Apr 06, 02:22 -0400
Dave Walden, you wrote:
"It would seem so far that the answer is that lunars can be done using only
Bennett (ok, plus sextant and watch) for separations of up to 90 degrees.
("Complete on Board ..." is what it is. Most of us understand what that is
and appreciate it. I make no claim that the method below is a "good" way to
clear a lunar distance, only that it is a possible one. The effort was
undertaken as an intellectual challenge. I hope it might prove interesting
to others."
Yes, very entertaining. Thanks. If we could specify the degree of
approximation at each step, we could easily automate the comparison with the
exact solution and answer George's question about the statistical
limitations of this approach --which are, no doubt, fairly large.
-FER
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