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About the date of the last lunar distances in the Nautical Almanac, I had
written-

| "I now have an authoritative answer from "the horse's mouth", to wit,
| Catherine Hohenkerk of HM Nautical Almanac Office"


and Frank responded-
| Consider tossing a grain of salt in that horse's mouth, George. The
present
| NAO is a vestigial remnant of its former self.

So what? I don't see the relevance of Frank's slighting comment.

| And also:
| "That is in accord with the date that was given by D. Sadler, and qoted by
| (I think) Frank Reed. Sadler was Superintendent of the NAO, so as
Catherine
| says, he ought to know."
|
| I don't think I referenced D.H. Sadler as a source, and I wouldn't trust
him
| without double-checking on matters like lunar distances which were
| peripheral to his expertise. But this tidbit from Hohenkerk does tell us
| something relevant: her source is probably none other than that little
| booklet "Man is not Lost" which lists Sadler as the principal author.

Frank jumps to conclusions. The reason I asked Catherine Hohenkerk was that
her department possesses a complete back-number archive of previous editions
of the Nautical Almanac, under various titles, going back to 1767. So I knew
that it would be a simple matter to arrive at a direct and authoritative
answer, that could not be questioned.

George.

contact George Huxtable at george@huxtable.u-net.com
or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222)
or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.


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