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Is there anything in this compilation that might work for you? I've got
the DVD but haven't even come close to looking through it in detail
yet.

http://starpath.com/catalog/software/1807.htm
http://starpath.com/downloads/bp_index.pdf

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GregR


--- halboth  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have been, for somewhat over 60 years now, been using a 1904
> Edition of Norie's Tables for Lunar Distance calculations and general
> navigation purposes. This edition includes all necessary tables for
> clearing the distance, including six place logarithmic tables to
> seconds of arc for small angles, as well as the usual trig functions,
> haversine functions, and all necessary altitude corrections for the
> Moon and Planets, both for true and apparent - features which are not
> included in later editions.
>
> My problem is that I would like to replace these tables, which are
> becoming dilapidated by age and wear associated usage, with something
> equally comprehensive and handy, including possibly on disc. I have
> several copies of Norie's Epitome, which include most of these
> tables, but do not wish to expose these pubs to the wear and tear of
> frequent look-ups, as they have been completely refurbished and
> rebound.
>
> Does anyone out there have any suggestions. I have just about
> exhausted my internet capabilities, which are limited to dial up at
> present, but which otherwise have produced no concrete results as
> respects logarithmic tables of any type. It does seem rather strange,
> to me at least, that nobody has put tables such as this on disk or
> that no reprints have been produced. I am also somewhat leery of the
> older available downloads, as the tables included therein frequently
> contained rather subtle errors which were not readily apparent at the
> time of printing.
>
> Thanks in advance for any interest and help.
>
> Henry
>
>
> >
>


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