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Re: searching secondhand books
From: Dan Allen
Date: 1999 May 28, 10:28 AM
From: Dan Allen
Date: 1999 May 28, 10:28 AM
For a bunch of interesting astronomy and navigation books, check out:
http://www.willbell.com/ or call 1-800-825-STAR
I've ordered many of the Meeus titles from them directly.
Unfortunately this morning I was not able to get on this site; I hope it isn't gone...
Dan Allen
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From George Huxtable [mailto:george@HUXTABLE.U-NET.COM]
Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 12:21 AM
To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM
Subject: searching secondhand books
For some time, I've been looking out for the following secondhand nautical
books, without success. With the possible exception of Seidelmann, all are
presumably now out-of-print.
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Astronomical.
Charles H. Cotter, "A History of Nautical Astronomy", American Elsevier
Publishing Company, Inc., 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, New York,
10017. 1968.
J. Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, Willmann-Bell, about 1991.
Nautical Almanac, any year prior to 1905 or so (when the tables of Lunar
Distances were dropped).
P. Kenneth Seidelmann, "Explanatory
Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac", ISBN 0-935702-68-7.
Nautical.(fiction)
C.S.Forester, "Hornblower and the Crisis", a book referred to in Forester's
"Hornblower Companion", but which I have never come across. Is it an
alternative title, perhaps for an American edition? Does it exist at all?.
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Can anyone recommend a secondhand bookseller who specialises in
astronomy or nautical astronomy? I'm based in the UK, but am prepared to
look further afield?
George Huxtable
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george@huxtable.u-net.com
George Huxtable, 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.
Tel, or fax, to 01865 820222 or (int.) +44 1865 820222.
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