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Jan,

Thanks.  I was suggesting that a description of this procedure with a
worksheet be included in any subsequent revision of the tables.  I
suppose directions for using them for sailings, etc, also could be
included. It probably would be no more difficult or even easier than
using H.O. 229, with the same accuracy and much less bulk. Thus the
Tables would be an advance in arenas additional to lunars for solving
navigational problems using pen and paper.

Fred Hebard

On Wednesday, Jul 30, 2003, at 13:58 US/Eastern, Jan Kalivoda wrote:

> Fred,
>
> Of course, I cannot act as Bruce's speaker, but I suppose that your
> want is very easy to be fullfilled. The computation of reference
> distances for full hours according to the second Bruce's worksheet
> runs absolutely the same way as the computation of altitude for
> assumed or D.R. position in St.Hilaire intercept method. Only the
> difference of GHA's should be changed for LHA of the actual body and
> one declination for the assumed latitude. The result will be the
> calculated altitude instead of lunar distance. The declination and LHA
> would have to be interpolated to the exact time of observation of the
> body, what was superfluous in calculating reference lunar distances.
>
>
> Jan Kalivoda
>
>

   

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