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Re: How Worsley Navigated
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2009 Mar 1, 13:25 -0800
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2009 Mar 1, 13:25 -0800
Hi George There are three observations and therefore 3 reductions on that day and page. I chose the last one, because it was the easiest to transcribe. Ha! Its all relative, you should see some of the pages. The reduction provided was not the 9:45 AM reduction, and yes, there is a notation in the log about how indistint the sun was for that observation. There is a second observation around noon, also not provided in the transcription. Finally, there is the third observation this day, which is part of the transcript provided. Worsley is not consistent with regards to the page/day scheme. Some pages have as many as three days. This page has three observations. I wanted to help your understanding. It is clear that the written accounts in the books are not providing line for line accuracy relative to the logbook. This is clearly a case of just that kind of writer's license. To re-iterate, there are 3 observations on this day. This is a PM observation. I have not provided a transcript of the entire page, rather, just the one that was easiest (ha!) to transcribe. Best Regards Brad --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
