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Frank wrote: > Chauvenet wrote a textbook in spherical and practical
astronomy (which you
> can find on googlebooks or by following the link here...

Thanks.

Kent N

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Subject: [NavList 5727] Re: Lunar trouble, need help


>
> Kent, you wrote:
> "Yes I agree that it is so in most practical cases. On the other hand, if
> you would like to do an exact reproduction of the old method , as I have
> tried to do, the problem with earth oblateness should not be ignored."
>
> Well, it depends on what you're trying to reproduce: REAL historical
> practice, or textbook models of historical praactice?
>
> And:
> "I don't know Chauvenet. Can you enlight me please."
>
> Chauvenet wrote a textbook in spherical and practical astronomy (which you
> can find on googlebooks or by following the link here:
> http://www.fer3.com/mystic2008/navbooks1.html (dozens of old navigational
> books indexed). You don't need to understand Chauvenet's rather unusual
> method of clearing lunars but if you insist on doing oblateness, the
> account
> here is clear and simple (he did not invent it).
>
> And you wrote:
> "I have started looking at your LD prediction program and, in due time, I
> will run my test cases in your model to compare. It should be rather
> interesting because I think I have a rather good precision in my way to
> calculate."
>
> No YET you don't. But undoubtedly soon you will. :-)
>
> -FER
>
> >
>



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