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Re: Columbus

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Date: Thu Oct 14 2004 - 14:21:15 EDT

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    On Thursday, October 14, 2004 1:59 PM,
    Alex Eremenko <> said
    > I have to correct an error in my previous statement
    > that Columbus did better in Cel Nav than the
    > B-52 navigator who missed by 300 miles.
    >
    > I just checked with Adm. Morison (the main expert on Columbus
    > navigation). This is not so.
    ...

    Keith Pickering has several interesting articles on Columbus's
    navigation at http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/index.htm, along with a
    bibliography and links to other Columbus-related sites.

     -- Peter


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