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Frank,
On Tue, 2 Nov 2004, Frank Reed wrote:
> Another related game: are there circumstances under
> which you can navigate
> celestially without a sextant, without a timepiece,
> AND without an almanac (of
> any type)?
> I think the almanac is the "technological artifact" that is most
> difficult to do without...
I only see how to find latitude, using Polaris
and some home-made angle measuring instrument.
But longitude without almanac??
Could you give a hint?
Alex.
