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Re: Slocum's lunars
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2003 Dec 12, 17:02 -0500
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2003 Dec 12, 17:02 -0500
Yes, it does. This was evidence _against_ Slocum using lunars. On Dec 12, 2003, at 1:09 PM, Noyce, Bill wrote: >> but it startled me not a little to find my position by account >> verified >> by the ship's chronometer." > > Doesn't "position by account" translate into "dead reckoning" in modern > usage? > -- Bill >