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Re: TEN lunars stars?
From: Peter Ifland
Date: 2003 Dec 19, 10:37 -0500
From: Peter Ifland
Date: 2003 Dec 19, 10:37 -0500
Sorry I can't pin down the date of deletion of Beta
Cap. All I can contribute is that she does not appear in Bowditch's first
edition of 1802.
Peter
----- Original Message -----From: Frank ReedSent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 1:27 PMSubject: Re: TEN lunars stars?Peter Ifland wrote:
"Actually, the Almanac listed ten stars from the beginning. Here's some
additional info on stars listed in the first edition of the Nautical
Almanac - edition of 1766 for the year 1767."
Thanks. That's interesting. Do you happen to know what year Beta Cap was dropped?
Frank E. Reed
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