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Almanac errors
From: Wolfgang K�berer
Date: 2008 Mar 5, 09:10 +0100
From: Wolfgang K�berer
Date: 2008 Mar 5, 09:10 +0100
Mary Croarken has published three articles about computing the Nautical Almanac in the 18th century: Mary Edwards: Computing for a Living in 18th-Century England, in: IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Vol.�25 (2003),�no.�4,� 9-15. Providing Longitude for all. The eighteenth century computers of the Nautical Almanac, in: Journal for Maritime Research, September 2002. Tabulating the Heavens: Computing the Nautical Almanac in the 18th-Century England, in: IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Vol. 25 (2003), no. 3, 48 - 61. I haven't read them, but they might contain more information about Almanac errors and their causes. Regards, Wolfgang Dr. Wolfgang K�berer Wolfsgangstr. 92 D-60322 Frankfurt am Main Tel: + 49 69 95520851 Fax: + 49 69 558400 e-mail: koeberer@navigationsgeschichte.de --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---