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Re: AP terminology, WAS: 2-Body Fix -- take three
From: James N Wilson
Date: 2009 Nov 11, 18:00 -0800
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From: James N Wilson
Date: 2009 Nov 11, 18:00 -0800
As I reflect further, the Nautical Almanac Sight Reduction tables also work
from the DR, so no AP is needed there either. So my statement should be modified
to state that "the AP is a convenience for the use of some tables to
reduce sights."
Jim Wilson
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