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Re: What's on your bookshelf?
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2006 Sep 11, 13:28 -0500
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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From: George Huxtable
Date: 2006 Sep 11, 13:28 -0500
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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