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Re: Nautical Almanac Usage
From: Bill B
Date: 2004 Oct 22, 15:43 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2004 Oct 22, 15:43 -0500
> In a discussion about the role of CN at sea, Ken Gebhart pointed out > that the sales of Almanacs would probably be a good indicator. After a > little survey, I found out that out of over 200 members of the > navigation list, zero members are currently in possession of the > government edition of the Nautical Almanac for the year 2005. What may > we conclude from this data? I would conclude that the vast majority of the sales he reported were of the less costly commercial edition, not the government edition. And will probably remain the same for 2005. Bill