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Re: Sumner Line using Ex-meridians
From: John Karl
Date: 2013 Nov 16, 18:05 -0800
From: John Karl
Date: 2013 Nov 16, 18:05 -0800
I can't understand why there is any discussion at all about obtaining a fix with one sextant observation.
One needs two measurements to determine position on a 2D surface (the earth). One altitude observation won't do it. Period. (Well OK, maybe we've heard the "period" a bit too much lately.)
JK
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