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Re: Definition Drift, WAS: Bowditch 1995 Table 18
From: Ron Roizen
Date: 2005 Feb 3, 12:25 -0800
From: Ron Roizen
Date: 2005 Feb 3, 12:25 -0800
unsolicited and pedantic language footnote: The word "arcane" means obscure, mysterious, and complicated; the writer was probably intending "archaic." Ron Roizen Still landlocked in Idaho -----Original Message----- From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM] On Behalf Of Jared Sherman Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 12:08 PM To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM Subject: Re: Definition Drift, WAS: Bowditch 1995 Table 18 Jim, I'm afraid that giving bearings "by the clock" is going to fall by the wayside. Kids now entering college have usually learned time in school by digital clocks and digital wristwatches. If you tell them "it's at two oclock" they actually stop and calculate. Or just stop. Personally I still prefer an analog clock and watch for many reasons, but it is becoming the arcane tool.
