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Frank's fascinating introduction lead me to Mystic Seaport's website, on
which I found this gem: the 1804 American impression of the English Nautical
Almanac, scanned page by page in its entirety.
http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/initiative/ImPage.cfm?BibID=21382&Chapt
erId=1. The "Explanations" chapter is especially good fun.
Jim Thompson
www.jimthompson.net
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