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Subject: Re: [Nml] Early days of noon-sights...
From: Gerard Mittelstaedt (gerardm@XXX.XXX)
Date: Fri Jan 22 1999 - 13:03:58 EST
One of the earliest was the almanacs used for navigation was the "Almanach
Perpetuum" by Abraham Zacuto.
Zacuto did this in Salamanca, Spain in 1471. I believe he moved to
Portugal and was later employed by the the king of Portugal. The original
was in Hebrew. It was translated into Latin in 1485 by Vizinho.
-- sources of information: Hart, Henry H. Sea Road to the Indies (pub 1950)and
Morrison, Samuel E. Admiral of the Ocean Sea (orig. pub 1940)
Gerard Mittelstaedt gerardm@XXX.XXX McAllen, TX www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/staff/MITT1.htm USA
------------------------------------------------------------------ On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Russell Sher wrote:
> I am curious to know; In the early days of parallel sailing and relying > almost exclusively on the noon-sight, Where did early navigators obtain a > table of declinations? Was this perpetual or was it renewed annually? > > Russell > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-= > =-= TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send this message to majordomo@XXX.XXX: =-= > =-= unsubscribe navigation =-= > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-= >
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