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Subject: Re: Nautical Almanac
From: Robert Eno (enoid@XXX.XXX)
Date: Mon Jun 24 2002 - 19:52:43 EDT
Yes, I had thought of that. I know that the current almanac comes with a
formula for calculating the data for the following year. I was going on
Huntford's narrative of the events. Huntford seems to imply that this (lack
of the 1912 almanac) was a critical factor and one which drove Amundsen on.
Did the 1911 almanac come with this formula?
Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes <rodneym@XXX.XXX>
To: <Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: Nautical Almanac
> It does come with a formula for using one year for the next, at least
> nowadays. He probably knew the correction formula even if it wasn't in
> the almanac.
>
> On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:20:00 +0100, Robert Eno wrote:
>
> > Because of this, he was compelled to reach the South
> >Pole (and fix his position there with absolute certainty) before the
close
> >of 1911. As it turns out, he did, on December 17. Talk about cutting it
> >close eh?
> >
>
> Rodney Myrvaagnes
J36 Gjo/a
>
>
> "Wanting to meet a writer because you like his work is like wanting to
meet a duck because you like pate."
> Margaret Atwood
>
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