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Re: Traditional navigation by slide rule
From: Bob Goethe
Date: 2016 Oct 18, 09:36 -0700
From: Bob Goethe
Date: 2016 Oct 18, 09:36 -0700
>>In the time / speed / distance problems, I think you are working way too
hard. It's easier if you forget about multiplication, division, and
formulas. Instead, think in terms of distance on D and time on C. <<
Wow, Paul. This is pretty compelling. I will play around with this for a while, and then revise the user manual a little after that.
Thank you!
Bob