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Re: Old style lunar
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Dec 10, 15:36 EST
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Dec 10, 15:36 EST
Fred H wrote:
"I believe one would need to check the almanac inaccuracies for each
of
Thompson's lunars to confirm that they were a significant part of his
1-degree discrepancies."
Thompson's lunars to confirm that they were a significant part of his
1-degree discrepancies."
Yep. That's no problem.
And added:
"At this point, it does not appear that they account for much of the
variation."
But how did you reach this conclusion, Fred? Have you looked at the almanac
inaccuracies for 1800?
Frank R
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois