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Re: Nautical astronomy was different
From: Ken Muldrew
Date: 2004 Oct 22, 19:28 -0600
From: Ken Muldrew
Date: 2004 Oct 22, 19:28 -0600
From: "Trevor J. Kenchington"Subject: Re: Nautical astronomy was different To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM Trevor J. Kenchington wrote: > But a chronometer is a chronometer, not a watch to be re-set daily. Yes, your reading makes more sense. So, if I understand correctly, the "regulation" that Bowditch is talking about doesn't involved anything more than writing down a correction to be applied to a chronometer reading when one wants to know the time (LMT). Is that the implication? Ken Muldrew.