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Re: Still on LOP's
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2002 Apr 24, 11:58 -0500
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2002 Apr 24, 11:58 -0500
On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:36:56 -0300, Trevor J. Kenchington wrote: > >> No. Given 3 LOPs and a 'hat, the MPP is equidistant from each side of >> the hat; in the center of the inscribed circle. The mutual orientation >> of the LOPs won't alter that. > That is what I thought was the center of the triangle. It is surely the correct way to use the cocked hat without evidence that one LOP is better than another. Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a "Curse thee, thou quadrant. No longer will I guide my earthly way by thee." Capt. Ahab