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Re: Nautical Almanac Usage
From: Michael Dorl
Date: 2004 Oct 22, 15:41 -0500
From: Michael Dorl
Date: 2004 Oct 22, 15:41 -0500
At 02:23 PM 10/22/04 -0400, Herbert Prinz wrote: >Hello All Stations, > >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? Have any members tried to obtain one? Well, last time I got one was back in 2000 when my daughter asked me what I wanted for Christmas. This was say Nov 1999. She ordered and paid for the almanac. As I remember, I got it just in time for it to be obsolete somewhere in late 2000. Will I order another? I doubt it. A great example of a US Govt out scoured service. Maybe the UK does better. >Herbert Prinz
