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----- Original Message -----
From: "George Huxtable"
> No, Renee, those weren't the weaknesses I pointed out. I pointed to the
> major errors, of several degrees, that could arise in the predicted
> azimuths of bodies that were anywhere near East or West of the observer.
> There was no mention of those errors in the book, but George Bennett, in a
> posting to this list, accepted that such errors were present and has
stated
> that he would include a note to that effect for future purchasers of his
> book.
>
> Because of that, and because we have given the weaknesses in Bennett's
book
> a good airing,  I would prefer not to dwell any further on that topic, if
> possible.

Except, perhaps, to make it clear that the sight reduction tables and
azimuth determination are separate, one doesn't affect the other.
And that a number of methods for azimuth determination are offered, the
possible 'error' only affects one method when azimuth is close to east or
west, which could be a good time to check it against another method.

   

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