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Re: Maximum Sunlight
From: Herbert Prinz
Date: 2006 Jun 25, 18:07 -0500
peter.fogg@gmail.com wrote:
>My advice to all those in the process of learning nav is to put aside
>concern about what are mostly the minor practical effects of these
>imperfections, for the good reason that they can lead to confusion with
>the big picture. These small effects get endlessly worried over in
>forums such as this one, but there is generally no need to worry about
>them at all. The simple story is mostly all that is needed for quite
>successful practical navigation.
>
>
Right. And the equation of time is just one of these useless quibbles
that the nit-pickers come up with who can't see the big picture.
Herbert Prinz
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From: Herbert Prinz
Date: 2006 Jun 25, 18:07 -0500
peter.fogg@gmail.com wrote:
>My advice to all those in the process of learning nav is to put aside
>concern about what are mostly the minor practical effects of these
>imperfections, for the good reason that they can lead to confusion with
>the big picture. These small effects get endlessly worried over in
>forums such as this one, but there is generally no need to worry about
>them at all. The simple story is mostly all that is needed for quite
>successful practical navigation.
>
>
Right. And the equation of time is just one of these useless quibbles
that the nit-pickers come up with who can't see the big picture.
Herbert Prinz
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