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Re: A simpler Bygrave ?
From: Wolfgang Hasper
Date: 2010 Feb 8, 19:38 +0100
From: Wolfgang Hasper
Date: 2010 Feb 8, 19:38 +0100
Hi Hanno, this sound intersting. Making things as simple as possible is alsways a challenge. I have not yet been able to fully understand your suggestion. Maybe you could describe in in a little more detail? Wolfgang Am Montag, 8. Februar 2010 15:12 schrieb Brad Morris: > Hi Hanno > > You may be on to something. > > May I suggest that you construct one and solve some > navigation triangles using it. > > This will help us to understand your concept and way > forward. > > Best Regards > Brad > From: navlist-bounce@fer3.com > [mailto:navlist-bounce@fer3.com] On Behalf Of > Hanno Ix Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 5:44 PM > To: NavList@fer3.com > Subject: [NavList] Re: A simpler Bygrave ? > > Gentlemen: > > So far I have not received any answers why a single > scale Bygrave never has been implemented. I suspect > it has to do with the use of such a thing, however, > it is not clear to me. However, I am no sailor. > > There must be some of you so knowledgeable in CelNav > who have an opinion. Please, just drop me a note. > > Regards > > H > > PS, again: in the formulae below x=1...89; should > be replaced by x=(1:89)/180*PI > > > > ________________________________ > From: Hanno Ix> To: NavList@fer3.com > Sent: Fri, February 5, 2010 4:43:47 PM > Subject: A simpler Bygrave ? > > Ageton's method can be, mathematically at least, > performed with a single scale, log cosec or log > sec. > > Therefore, it should be possible to create a version > of the Bygrave that contains just a single scale of > cosec or sec. For convenience, one could add one or > more cursors as convenient. > > Note: The CelNav on Starpath's Emergency Navigation > Card can be reduced to this method. Just compare > their N(x) Table with : n(x) = logn(cosec(x)) for > x=1...89; > > I can see certain mechanical advantages of a > one-scale Bygrave. I am sure this has occurred to > somebody else long ago, too. > > Therefore I ask why, despite its seeming simplicity, > such a version has never been implemented. > > Regards > > > > > ________________________________ > "Confidentiality and Privilege Notice > The information transmitted by this electronic mail > (and any attachments) is being sent by or on behalf > of Tactronics; it is intended for the exclusive use > of the addressee named above and may constitute > information that is privileged or confidential or > otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are > not the addressee or an employee or agent > responsible for delivering this message to same, you > are not authorized to retain, read, copy or > disseminate this electronic mail (or any > attachments) or any part thereof. If you have > received this electronic mail (and any attachments) > in error, please call us immediately and send > written confirmation that same has been deleted from > your system. Thank you."