Thanks! I am glad I did'nt know that celestial navigation is "terribly difficult'. On 11/3/15, Dr Skip wrote: > http://www.govexec.com/defense/2015/10/navy-reinstating-ancient-art-celes= tial-navigation/122833/ > -- > Sent from my Android > > > John Gardner wrote: >>...500 years ago it was well known that the Earth was not flat... >> >>Certainly well-known to navigators... I suppose GPS, etc, has >> >>rendered such practical knowledge nugatory - I'm told the US >> >>Naval Academy no longer teaches Celestial Navigation. >> >>Perhaps our cousins in the RN are a bit more stuck in the mud... >>-- >>http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>View/change your membership options at >>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .