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    Re: Ageton on an Index Card
    From: Greg Rudzinski
    Date: 2009 Dec 5, 22:38 -0800

    Gary,
    
    I enjoyed your post from last year comparing all the short methods. I
    am slowly collecting all of these tables and I see now that there are
    two different editions of Weems tables that I will have to keep an eye
    out for.
    
    Greg
    
    On Dec 5, 9:33�pm, Gary LaPook  wrote:
    > You should also look at Dreisonstok and Weems which provide shorter
    > solutions than Ageton. Check out this topic that compares all three.
    >
    > http://groups.google.com/group/navlist/browse_thread/thread/529edc059...
    >
    > gl
    >
    > Greg Rudzinski wrote:
    > > The Ageton method is worth a try as a
    > > unique alteritive to the many sight reduction methods out
    > > there. For those not familiar with the Ageton method expect
    > > to spend a day practicing to get comfortable with Bowditch
    > > table #35 (or H.O. 211) and the suggested sequence of
    > > solution involving A, B, and K values. At first the whole
    > > reduction process will seem strange but the method will grow
    > > on you each time a sight reduction is completed. It takes
    > > about ten minutes to obtain an Hc and Azimuth. The compact
    > > size of the tables and being able to use any assumed
    > > position are the advantages over Pub 249 and 229. The whole
    > > reduction can be done on one side of an index card as seen
    > > attached.
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