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Re: The 57 Navigational Stars (and Zuben'ubi)
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2005 Apr 21, 17:29 EDT
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2005 Apr 21, 17:29 EDT
Herbert, quoting from the 1953 AmNA preface:
" The names of the stars have been
added to the list (now in alphabetical order) on the daily pages, and
the time of meridian transit is omitted. In order to eliminate
variations of usage, the list of 57 stars has been revised, and a few of
the names have been altered, as noted on the inside front cover."
added to the list (now in alphabetical order) on the daily pages, and
the time of meridian transit is omitted. In order to eliminate
variations of usage, the list of 57 stars has been revised, and a few of
the names have been altered, as noted on the inside front cover."
I wonder why they felt it was necessary to fix the list at 57? They added
six stars and deleted six others including Polaris, which always seems
surprising.
And you wrote:
"This answers your question as far as the date and authorship of the
final version of the list of 57 navigational stars is concerned. Sorry
for not checking earlier. I never guessed that the only volume of an old
post-war almanac that I have sitting around would be relevant to your
question."
"This answers your question as far as the date and authorship of the
final version of the list of 57 navigational stars is concerned. Sorry
for not checking earlier. I never guessed that the only volume of an old
post-war almanac that I have sitting around would be relevant to your
question."
Thanks for checking. A happy coincidence that you needed that volume for
your astrology. Wait... maybe it wasn't coincidence! Perhaps it was
written in your stars... <g>
-FER
42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W.
www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W.
www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
