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I have recreated the simple summary in METHOD, and put Jim's practical
details in a sub-section called "in practice".  Rather than describe
how two sights and a time can be used to find position, I link the
interested reader to the article on celestial navigation.  This, I
think, removes George's objection that the reader could be confused
about how time, longitude, and star sights were actually used in the
age of lunars, as opposed to how they might be used by lunarians
today.

In Errors, I again simplified and reorganized the discussion, moving
the discussion of longitude prize into the History section.  I find it
easier to follow in its new form.  I did mention the wreck of
Shovell's squadron.  I noticed that, though the section says clearing
involves atmospheric corrections, it does not say where, when, or how
the corrections are made.  Are the corrected altitudes plugged into
the parallax formula?

I moved the mention of the longitude prize to "history", and could
have moved the wreck of Shovell's squadron there as well, but I
thought the wreck of the squadron gave context to the subject of
Error.

Again, I invite everyone to correct and improve the article while at
the same time keeping it as simple and concise as possible.  It is an
encyclopedia article, meant to place information in context and direct
the reader to some really comprehensive sources.

Renee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_distance_%28navigation%29


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