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Re: The Future of Celestial Navigation: A British Viewpoint
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2013 Sep 2, 15:35 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2013 Sep 2, 15:35 -0400
Frank, you wrote: > even fifty years ago, the head of HMNAO would have > been one of the world's unquestioned experts in all areas of navigation. The person responsible for the almanac in the past was Astronomer Royal. I just checked on Wikiedia: The current Astronomer Royal is Martin Rees, baron of Ludow, a highly respected astronomer. I wonder whether he has anything to do with the almanac:-) Alex.