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Re: accuracy of Cook's lunars
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2013 Jan 08, 06:11 +0000
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2013 Jan 08, 06:11 +0000
I seem to recall that Cook's survey of the coast of the Northern Island of New Zealand was amazingly accurate in latitude, but that was offset by some 25 miles (from memory) in longitude. I recall that he landed at least once to make astronomical observations. No doubt somebody will be better informed than I on this subject.. Geoffrey At 15:24 07/01/2013, you wrote: >I have a more general question: >What observations of Cook's expedition from known places on land >are available? >Except Point Venus, Thaiti, that I know. > >Alex.
