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Re: Transcript Of Worsleys Navigational Log Book
From: Lars Bergman
Date: 2017 Jan 29, 14:21 -0800
From: Lars Bergman
Date: 2017 Jan 29, 14:21 -0800
Brad, regarding the mysterious entry "N36E 52 41" on the 4th of May, I have got an idea:
obs'd psn 3rd 56°13'S 45°38'W
obs'd psn 4th 55 31 44 43
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dlat 42'N dlong 55'E
mean lat 55°52'
lat dep for 55' dlong
55 31.5
56 30.8
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0.7
Mental interpolation gives a departure of 31 for the mean lat. By inspection in the traverse table we find the course N36°E and distance 52 miles. The day's run.
So maybe the entry shall be "N36E 52 42", or, still better, "N36E 52 42 55 = 31".
Lars
