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Subject: Re: Direction and alternate methods
From: Fred Hebard (Fred@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Jun 10 2003 - 23:11:31 EDT
On Tuesday, Jun 10, 2003, at 19:29 US/Eastern, George Huxtable wrote:
> The traditional lunar-distance method doesn't involve
> the horizon at all (except in measuring the moon and other-body
> altitudes,
> which are not needed to any accuracy), so it maintains all the
> reading-precision that the observer can give it. That's why it was
> chosen
> by Maskelyne in the 18th century.
George,
Just to quibble that Mayer was also instrumental in instituting lunars.
It wasn't only Maskelyne.
Fred
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