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Re: Longitude by Noon Sun or "around" noon
From: Ducruy Jacques
Date: 2013 Jun 12, 08:57 -0700
From: Ducruy Jacques
Date: 2013 Jun 12, 08:57 -0700
Hello,
I suppose that "longitude by noon" consist to take two equal altitude before and after the meridian alitude.
In france, this method was decribed by amiral Perrin at the end of the XIXe.
I know this method was used by Jack london et by Bernard moitessier.
BR
Jacques
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