"Quest for Longitude"? Nah, Bowditch.

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Posted by Chriscase [107.201.30.23] on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 11:59:44 :

In Reply to: Re: Dad built one years ago- 70's? posted by Kaegi [98.247.164.246] on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 11:36:01 :

Originally written in ummm 1790s? It was used/still is- as the manual for navigators at Annapolis. I got mine from a friend who was Assistant Navigator on the Conny's maiden voyage. One of two non-flying billets in his 23 year career. Some of his most interesting stories were about "Honors & Ceremonies", the navigators' job when in port. Not much navigating to do while tied to the wharf.

I don't know if they teach those basics any more, what with GPS. But just in case I do know how to drive a sextant. I wonder how many preppers do?


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