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Please excuse my ignorance, but what is the value of Martelli's tables ?
Thank you,
C. Thomas
On Sat, 2005-05-28 at 12:36, Victor Garand wrote:
> Henry,
> The 1952 edition (new GHA edition with additional examples and quick
> reference charts (59 pages) ...) includes the following:
> -Position Line (sun or star), longitude, latitude and intercept (St. Hilaire
> or calculated altitude) methods.
> -Position Line (circumpolar star), longitude, latitude and intercept (St.
> Hilaire or calculated altitude) methods.
> -Deviation of magnetic compass.
> -High-altitude ex-meridian.
> -Amplitudes.
> -Identification of stars.
> -Great Circle distance and initial course.
> -Calculation of points on Great Circle.
>
> Googling, I found that some used book dealers have a copy of these tables
> but I couldn't ascertain the vintage.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Henry C. Halboth" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 9:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Martelli's Navigational Tables
>
>
> >I have used the 1914 edition and still do for the time sight solution. I
> > really did not know that these tables had continued in print as late as
> > 1952 and must assume them to have been modernized to allow for an
> > intercept and azimuth solution.
> >
> > On Wed, 25 May 2005 10:17:27 -0600 Victor Garand <>
> > writes:
> >> Is there anyone on the list who still uses these? My edition is a
> >> 1952 edition, is there a later edition?
> >
