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More on Thomas Hubbard Sumner
From: Jim Thompson
Date: 2005 Feb 8, 09:13 -0400
From: Jim Thompson
Date: 2005 Feb 8, 09:13 -0400
Nav-L members have been curious about Captain Sumner, but we have found little information. Yesterday I stumbled across this paper: Robert S. Richardson Thomas Hubbard Sumner. Journal of the Institute of Navigation. 1946 Vol. 1, No. 2, pp 35-40; which alone made membership to the Institute worthwhile! I added Richardson's biographical information on Sumner to: http://jimthompson.net/boating/CelestialNav/SumnerTrip.htm Jim Thompson jim2@jimthompson.net www.jimthompson.net -------------------- Outgoing email scanned by Norton Antivirus