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Hear hear!

On Apr 15, 2004, at 9:43 AM, Jim Thompson wrote:

> Frank, that is an awesome site.   It took me a few days to get "in",
> but this is going be time well wasted now.... :)  I may never get my
> taxes done.
>
> Jim Thompson
> jim2@jimthompson.net
> www.jimthompson.net
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> [mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM]On Behalf Of Frank Reed
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> Just a reminder, the complete Nautical Almanac for the year 1804 is
> online on the Mystic Seaport Library web site. The address for the
> complete collection of digitized documents is
>     http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/initiative/MsList.cfm
>
> If you scroll down to "imprints", you will find the 1804 almanac about
> two-thirds of the way down the list.
>
>  And take a look just below the almanac listing... There's a complete
> copy of Norie's Epitome of Navigation there, too. It's the 1828
> edition. If you've never browsed a "Norie" before, it's a lot like a
> "Bowditch", and some would say better. There's plenty of juicy stuff
> for the loony lunarians especially but also anyone else interested in
> 19th century navigation methods.

   

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