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Cheers
-Dan-
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Date sent:              Fri, 04 Jan 2002 13:36:38 -0400
To:                     dhhogan@veriomail.com
From-                   Aubrey O'Callaghan 
Subject:                Fwd: Books

>Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 08:34:40 -0400
>To: "NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM"
>
>From- Aubrey O'Callaghan 
>Subject: Books
>
>Friends,
>This is not directly related to navigation, but...
>With traditional navigation we are interested in many historical details, we
>have recently had some discussions about Harrison's chronometers. I mentioned
>some "facts" in the book longitude by Dava Sobel, George Huxtable kindly
>commented that some of the facts should be taken with a pinch of salt.
>
>I have recently come across a book called "Poetry of the Universe" by
>Robert Osserman, the preview of selected pages on amazon.com, seems to
>make it intriguing reading. Have any of the navigation list read this
>book, and should these facts also be taken with "a pinch of salt" ?
>
>Aubrey

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