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Re: Martelli's Navigational Tables
From: Henry Halboth
Date: 2005 May 29, 17:33 -0400
From: Henry Halboth
Date: 2005 May 29, 17:33 -0400
I guess the value of Martelli's tables is, at this point in time, purely historical. At one time, however, they were a valued short tabular method. The same might well be said for any calculative method not employing a computer or calculator. On Sat, 28 May 2005 15:38:37 -0500 Courtney Thomaswrites: > Please excuse my ignorance, but what is the value of Martelli's > tables ? > > Thank you, > C. Thomas > > > On Sat, 2005-05-28 at 12:36, Victor Garand wrote: > > Henry, > > The 1952 edition (new GHA edition with additional examples and > quick > > reference charts (59 pages) ...) includes the following: > > -Position Line (sun or star), longitude, latitude and intercept > (St. Hilaire > > or calculated altitude) methods. > > -Position Line (circumpolar star), longitude, latitude and > intercept (St. > > Hilaire or calculated altitude) methods. > > -Deviation of magnetic compass. > > -High-altitude ex-meridian. > > -Amplitudes. > > -Identification of stars. > > -Great Circle distance and initial course. > > -Calculation of points on Great Circle. > > > > Googling, I found that some used book dealers have a copy of these > tables > > but I couldn't ascertain the vintage. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Henry C. Halboth" > > To: > > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 9:22 PM > > Subject: Re: Martelli's Navigational Tables > > > > > > >I have used the 1914 edition and still do for the time sight > solution. I > > > really did not know that these tables had continued in print as > late as > > > 1952 and must assume them to have been modernized to allow for > an > > > intercept and azimuth solution. > > > > > > On Wed, 25 May 2005 10:17:27 -0600 Victor Garand > > > > writes: > > >> Is there anyone on the list who still uses these? My edition is > a > > >> 1952 edition, is there a later edition? > > > >