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Replying to a posting by Jim Wilson, Henry Halboth wrote-

"Don't you just love the attack dog mentality exhibited on this List."

Oh, Henry! Those words were completely uncalled-for by the posting, and
quite untypical of your usually calm and reasonable approach.

 and added "The changes noted can be and are corrected for, if appropriate,
and within the critic's capabilities."

That may indeed be the case, but unless the article points out to a reader
the necessity of making such a correction (and it didn't), how can that
reader know anything about it?

That wasn't the only necessary information that was missing from the
article. There was no indication of what accuracy (or lack thereof) might be
expected, under different conditions of Sun noon altitude, and no indication
of whether certain such conditions might make it unsuitable, or call for a
longer measurement period. (but then, that's an omission we have seen
elsewhere).

If such an article is to be useful to its readers, then it should present
the complete picture, shortcomings and all, and not gloss over the
difficulties.

George.

contact George Huxtable at george@huxtable.u-net.com
or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222)
or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.

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| --- On Thu, 7/10/08, James N Wilson  wrote:
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| > From: James N Wilson 
| > Subject: [NavList 5777] Re: Noon sight for longitude
| > To: NavList@fer3.com
| > Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 3:37 PM
| > Gary:
| >
| > This is another example described by a "kitchen table
| > navigator," i.e.,
| > someone who has never tried it. No mention is made of the
| > effect of
| > vessel north-south motion and declination change which can
| > produce a
| > significant time difference between maximum altitude and
| > LAN. I noted to
| > a friend that I was lucky when I first tried the method
| > many years ago,
| > in that I was sailing a course with a significant southerly
| > component.
| > Otherwise, I might have believed the lore.
| >
| > Jim Wilson
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