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Re: the term "Latitude by account" means??
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2012 Mar 11, 17:15 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2012 Mar 11, 17:15 -0700
Alan, you asked,
"Does "latitude by account" mean or refer to DR latitude"?
Yes, it does. It was a common expression in the nineteenth century especially. The words "reckoning" and "accounting" are near synonyms so it makes some sense. If you look through old logbooks, you will sometimes find it shortened to "lat by ac" or "lat by a/c".
-FER
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