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From: Frank Reed (no email)
Date: Tue Dec 09 2003 - 16:15:22 EST
George Huxtable wrote:
" The Historical Atlas might well be of some interest to members. But
otherwise, if Frank's scruples get the better of him, and he has information he can
send out as e-mail, I would welcome a copy sent directly to my email address."
Visit my web site: HistoricalAtlas.com. Let me know if you have any
questions. There's a free version covering the Napoleonic era that is available for
download there.
Re "foolish lunars", you wrote:
"It was in vol.3 of "Practice and theory of navigation" (2nd ed. 1908) by the
Earl of Dunraven, who had achieved an extra master's ticket. This was mainly
a course-book for the Board of Trade exams."
Yes, that's the one. He's very funny in that introduction to lunars: "a ship
without a chronometer is as likely as a ship's master without a head" or
something like that.
Now how about Slocum? Everyone mentions him when they talk about lunars, but
reading "Sailing Alone Around the World", it seems that he barely used the
technique. Is there other evidence (his log book) that he practiced lunars during
his circum-navigation?
By the way, if there's anyone on the list who's never read Slocum's book, you
can get it online (for free). Here's a version that includes the
illustrations: rtpnet.org/robroy/books/js/saaw.htm
And while I'm at it, here's "Falcon on the Baltic":
arthur-ransome.org/ar/literary/falcon.htm which is also great fun to read (but not so relevant to
navigation).
Frank E. Reed
[ ] Mystic, Connecticut
[X] Chicago, Illinois
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