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Latitude from Farmer's Almanac?
From: Richard B. Emerson
Date: 2000 Jan 11, 11:07 AM
From: Richard B. Emerson
Date: 2000 Jan 11, 11:07 AM
A friend raised an interesting question: The 2000 edition of the Farmer's Almanac includes a table of the Sun's declination for this year. J's question is: could this table be used in a pinch to determine at least one's latitude? Comments, anyone? Rick S/V One With The Wind, Baba 35