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    Re: TEN lunars stars?
    From: Peter Ifland
    Date: 2003 Dec 19, 10:37 -0500
    Sorry I can't pin down the date of deletion of Beta Cap. All I can contribute is that she does not appear in Bowditch's first edition of 1802.
    Peter
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Frank Reed
    Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 1:27 PM
    Subject: Re: TEN lunars stars?

    Peter Ifland wrote:
    "Actually, the Almanac listed ten stars from the beginning. Here's some
    additional info on stars listed in the first edition of the Nautical
    Almanac - edition of 1766 for the year 1767."

    Thanks. That's interesting. Do you happen to know what year Beta Cap was dropped?

    Frank E. Reed
    [X] Mystic, Connecticut
    [ ] Chicago, Illinois
       
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