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Subject: On nautical history.
From: George Huxtable (george@XXX.XXX)
Date: Fri Nov 16 2001 - 15:18:57 EST
On Nautical History
I've enjoyed my membership of this list (and its predecessor) for some
years now, and learned much from it, and had some really satisfactory
arguments (even if I may not have won many of them). I've no intention of
jumping-ship from Navigation-L, not at all.
My own interest is in the history of the subject, the way navigation and
its techniques developed, the increasing sophistication of the
instrumentation involved. I suspect that only a minority of Navigation-L
subscribers share that historical interest to any great extent.
I have tried other mailing lists, as follows-
"Hastro-L", for the history of astronomy. Sometimes fascinating stuff but
concentrates to a large extent on ancient belief-systems and their
connection with astrology and the sky.
"Sextants" -for sextants. This can be interesting but seems rather
preoccupied with sextants-as-objects: provenance, authenticity, value. Not
so much with function.
"Rete" - which deals with the history of scientific instruments. This too
can be interesting but has a much wider range than I wish to follow.
So here is my question. Can any members of this list identify, and
recommend, any other mailing-list or website which concentrates on the
history of seafaring and/or the historical development of navigational
techniques?
George.
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george@XXX.XXX
George Huxtable, 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.
Tel. 01865 820222 or (int.) +44 1865 820222.
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