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George,

I do not think that Cugle's is worth the effort of a search for you. I
have had a copy on my bookshelf for over 60 years and have not cracked
the cover more that ten times, and then only in search of some oddity. It
is primarily a compellation of computational rules intended originally as
a study guide for US Steamboat Inspector's examinations, as well as the
necessary regulations associated with those examinations, now long
outdated. It was quite popular in the US during WW II in the training of
Merchant Marine offices who had little or no mathematical background.  If
I remember correctly, I purchased it in 1942 because of a need for quick
access to the fuel consumption formulae contained therein. The format
does not apply to reason but rather to memorization of methodology. Of
course, it you just have to have it as an historical oddity, by all means
go for it.

Henry

On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:27:25 +0100 "George Huxtable"
<george@huxtable.u-net.com> writes:
>
> Chuck Taylor and "dw" (Dan D Walden, at a guess?) have provided us
> with interesting lists of the contents of their navigational
> bookshelves.
>
> Which brings to find a few questions.
>
> Both mention Cugle's "Practical Navigation", a work that doesn't
> seem
> to be common on my side of the Atlantic. It has been mentioed before
>
> on this list, or its predecessor. I would welcome an assessment,
> from
> anyone that owns a copy, to decide whether it's worth firing up
> Abebooks to search for a copy.
>
> Chuck mentions Cotter's "The complete Nautical Astronomer", of 1969.
> I
> have several Cotter books, but hadn't come across that one. Is it
> worth looking out for? Is it reliable?
>
> Cotter's "History of Nautical Astronomy" (1968) is on both lists,
> and
> on my bookshelf too. It's a valuable work, describing many methods
> without avoiding the mathematics (as so many others do). However, it
>
> contains many serious technical errors, as I have pointed out a
> number
> of times. Jan Kalivoda and I have collaborating in providing a list
> of
> known or suspected errors, with help from Herbert Prinz, which we
> think should be useful to anyone who owns that book. It can be found
>
> at-
>
> www.huxtable.u-net.com/cotter01.htm
>
> I would be interested to find out more about Dutton's "Navigation
> and
> Nautical Astronomy" (1942) and to what extent it differs fron
> Dutton's
> "Navigation and Piloting" (1985). Chuck has both of these. I have
> the
> 1969 edition of "Navigation and Piloting".
>
> George.
> contact George Huxtable at george@huxtable.u-net.com
> or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222)
> or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.
>
>
> >
>


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