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Re: Interpolation of Meridional Part Table
From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2009 Mar 25, 08:06 +0100
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From: Andrés Ruiz
Date: 2009 Mar 25, 08:06 +0100
The model in Bowditch current edition for meridional parts
is wrong.
See also the e-mail: [NavList 5837] Current Bowditch errors
And the paper:
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=297304
A Comment on Navigation Instruction. Michael A. Earle
The Journal of Navigation, Volume 58, Issue 02, May 2005, pp
337-340
Using a correct model, you obtain:
Regards,
Andrés Ruiz
Navigational Algorithms
http://www.geocities.com/andresruizgonzalez
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