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Re: Star to star angular measurement, beginner
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2005 Mar 13, 18:35 EST
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2005 Mar 13, 18:35 EST
Marc you wrote:
"why is it called "horizontal parallax"?"
This probably sounded more natural when the term was invented a couple of
centuries ago. If we knew it as "parallax at the horizon", it might sound better
today.
-FER
42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W.
www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W.
www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars