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Re: Nories tables vs H.O. table's
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2002 Jan 25, 9:11 PM
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2002 Jan 25, 9:11 PM
This has something to do with the size(steadiness) of the platform you are navigating. On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 19:35:23 -0800, res06cek wrote: > >Norie's gives the observation "How far a Navigator is justified in working >to tenths of a minute is a matter that can be argued about indefinitely, but >since the nautical almanac gives hour angles and declinations to tenths of a >minute and modern sextant with a decimal vernier enables readings to be >taken to tenths of a minute as well, it would seem only logical to use >navigation tables which, with the minimum of effort, provide for the same >order of precision" (Norie's Nautical Tables, Capn. A. G.Blance (ed), >R Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a
