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Re: No Lunars Era
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2004 Dec 6, 18:14 -0500
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2004 Dec 6, 18:14 -0500
On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Ken Muldrew wrote: > On 6 Dec 2004 at 15:45, Alexandre Eremenko wrote: > I wonder if you could clarify just what it is that you are saying. > I'm > afraid I'm a bit confused. I am saying (answering the question why there was no "Lunar era") that there was no "Lunars era" in history of navigation because a) accuracy is too low and b) reduction is too hard. c) a better method (chronometer) became available at almost the same time. Alex.
