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Re: On the Mischief of Geographical Position.
From: Michael Wescott
Date: 2002 Jan 24, 1:31 PM
From: Michael Wescott
Date: 2002 Jan 24, 1:31 PM
daveweilacher@EARTHLINK.NET said:
> ..and BTW, what does gravity have to do with determining your position
> with sextent and chronometer?
What are you measuring sextant altitudes against? Whatever the reference --
be it artifical horizon, the sea, or plumb bob -- it's determined by gravity.
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Mike Wescott
Wescott_Mike@EMC.COM
