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A (not so) Brief History of Lunar Distances
From: Ed Popko
Date: 2022 Jul 31, 12:28 -0700
From: Ed Popko
Date: 2022 Jul 31, 12:28 -0700
I have rediscovered this well written and researched paper on the evolution of lunar ephemerides and the use of lunars to determine longitude. Perhaps it appeared in previous posting on NavList, I did not look. This paper is well worth a read if you have an interest in lunars.
A (not so) Brief History of Lunar Distances: Lunar Longitude Determination at Sea Before the Chronometer by Richard de Grijs, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia.
Popko
