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Re: "A Star To Steer Her BY" -- I don't think it's so bad
From: Doug Royer
Date: 2005 Feb 4, 09:43 -0800
From: Doug Royer
Date: 2005 Feb 4, 09:43 -0800
-----Original Message----- From: CarlZog [mailto:CarlZog@REEDSALMANAC.COM] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 08:45 To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM Subject: Re: "A Star To Steer Her BY" -- I don't think it's so bad ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Reed" > Furthermore, many (most?) who study celestial navigation today do so for > entertainment and personal fulfillment. There is little fulfillment in > memorization > without comprehension. Actually, I would hazard to quess that there are more people studying celestial nav solely for the purposes of passing a license exam than there are people studying for the sake of personal fulfillment or real-world usage. Unfortunately, celestial nav courses organized around test prep often focus on memorization of only the steps needed to "get the right answer" and pass the test. Carl Herzog