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dw wrote-
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| I must respectfully disagree.  I have found Cugle's very
interesting.
| It does not give derivations or much theory, but it does have worked
| examples and "rules" for a great many navigation calculations, some
| common, some esoteric.
|
| And since, as below from abebooks, it can be had for a total of only
$9
| (in the US) why not give it a chance?
|
| dw
| (I'd buy a copy for George just to hear his opinion.  Address?)

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Well, that is a kind thought, but I must decline that generous offer,
with regret. Let me explain the problem-

I am having to be awfully selective about what books I acquire. The
problem is shelf-space, or, ultimately, wall-space. The problem is
this: we live in a none-too-large bungalow, and the walls are rapidly
being covered with bookshelves. My wife complains, from time to time,
as our living-space between the books shrinks further, that it's like
living in a public library or a secondhand bookshop. I counter, that
she is responsible for acquiring almost as many books as I am. Between
us, we have a wide range of interests, and we both have a weakness for
acquiring secondhand books, and a terrible reluctance to get rid of
any. Recently my favourite maritime bookseller retired from the trade,
and offered his stock at half-price; so several purchases, in an
instant, cancelled out much of the latest shelving I had put up.

So far, my wife has managed to insist that our own bedroom is kept
free from shelving, though the guest-room now has not an inch of
wall-space left.

As well as navigation and astronomy and maritime history and
instruments, which you might expect, there's a lot of stuff on
archaeology, on gardening and botany, on steam technology, small-boat
cruising, whaling, exploration (particularly Arctic and Pacific, a
special interest of my wife). Perhaps 3,000 books or so; I've never
got round to counting up. Not much fiction, however. No books are
collected with an eye to appreciating value, just for reference and
reading, when we get time to do it.

So, to those of you that enjoy acquiring books, let our example be a
Dreadful Warning to you. Unless you live in a mansion, with space for
a real library, resist the temptation. If you can.

Yours, 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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