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A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2015 Jun 3, 07:54 -0600
I agree with David. In fact I was waffling between Lecky and Bowditch but chose Bowditch because of the tables and because my interpretation of the scenario presented was rather apocalyptic so I was trying to balance entertainment/reading value with the need for some practical information. Bowditch won out.
From: NavList@fer3.com [mailto:NavList@fer3.com] On Behalf Of David Pike
Sent: June-03-15 3:07 AM
To: enoid@northwestel.net
Subject: [NavList] Re: Navigator's choice
For all those out there who can only answer a question with “It all depends ……….”, here’s my submission. It all depends if you want a easy to use navigation tutor/almanac, or a book you can open at any page; start reading; and be immediately entertained. If the latter, it has to be “Wrinkles in Practical Navigation” by Squire Lecky, (as a second-hand book, not an online text) around a late nineteenth century edition, even if it is a bit self-opinionated in places. D
