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Re: lat/long from meridian passage
From: Patrick Goold
Date: 2011 Jan 24, 11:01 -0500
From: Patrick Goold
Date: 2011 Jan 24, 11:01 -0500
Jim,
That is not surprising, since I don't understand the effect of declination change on determination of longitude. At this point, I am abstracting from as much change as I can. I am trying to wrap my little brain around the problem of determining the longitude of my front garden. The problem of establishing the longitude of a vessel in motion is too much at this point. I would be happy to be instructed, however. That is the change you are talking about, isn't it-- the observer in motion?
Patrick
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Dr. Patrick Goold
Department of Philosophy
Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk, VA 23502
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That is not surprising, since I don't understand the effect of declination change on determination of longitude. At this point, I am abstracting from as much change as I can. I am trying to wrap my little brain around the problem of determining the longitude of my front garden. The problem of establishing the longitude of a vessel in motion is too much at this point. I would be happy to be instructed, however. That is the change you are talking about, isn't it-- the observer in motion?
Patrick
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:23 AM, James N Wilson <jn.wilson@juno.com> wrote:
Patrick:
You still haven't shown that you understand the effect of declination
change on the determination of longitude. But you're with the majority.
Jim Wilson
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Dr. Patrick Goold
Department of Philosophy
Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk, VA 23502
757 455 3357
Charles Olson: "Love the World -- and stay inside it."
