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Jared, you bring up an interesting point, but I was referring specifically
to celestial navigation, not the world in general.
Jim Thompson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Navigation Mailing List on Behalf Of Jared Sherman
> <but today I think 0000 makes more sense.>
>
> Now tell the average railway clerk "The train is due at 0000
> hours and I'll
> be there three hours ahead of it. Do you know what time that will be?"
>
> I suggest the concept of subtraction from zero makes the use of 0000 hours
> problematic in the real world. (Ever see a register clerk trying to takes
> sales when the register, with pre-labeled combo meals on each key, can't
> work?)
