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Re: Need Help w/ Ageton method
From: Gary Harkins
Date: 2003 Mar 3, 18:06 EST
From: Gary Harkins
Date: 2003 Mar 3, 18:06 EST
In a message dated 3/3/2003 4:13:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, paulhirose@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
My father-in-law was a navigator during WWII. He the first aboard his ship, and was one of the first period, to use Ageton. He purchased the book with his own money and started using it. His captain thought that it was nice to have another system to backup whatever they used normally aboard ship (I'm not sure what that was). Just before he died he gave me all of his books including Bowditch, Ageton and others. I don't use them but they occupy a place of honor on my fireplace mantle.
Gary Harkins C400 #140 "Cygnus"
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I've read that in his 1942 work Ageton used a different method for
azimuth, so I assume that's why you need R.
My father-in-law was a navigator during WWII. He the first aboard his ship, and was one of the first period, to use Ageton. He purchased the book with his own money and started using it. His captain thought that it was nice to have another system to backup whatever they used normally aboard ship (I'm not sure what that was). Just before he died he gave me all of his books including Bowditch, Ageton and others. I don't use them but they occupy a place of honor on my fireplace mantle.
Gary Harkins C400 #140 "Cygnus"
Website http://www.hometown.aol.com/htycgary/myhomepage/index.html
Harbour Towne Marina, Muskegon, Michigan Slip C-28
Harbour Towne Yacht Club, Life Member
C400 National Association
United States Power Squadrons-JN
NRA Life Member
MCRGO (Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners)
JPFO (Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership)
