12-21-2015, 01:23 PM
Slocum was the first solo-circumnavigator and used the Moon as the principle celestial body for observation.
He was a Lunarian. That means he performed "Lunars" which required 2 bodies for site reduction;
1- the moon
2- a star
The reduction was very time consuming.
From my reading Lunars didn't require a highly accurate chronometer and thus his complaint about his 25 cent tin clock and that a watchmaker wanted $1.50 just to rate it.
Here's the story of his trip;
Joshua Slocum- Sailing alone around the World
Larry
He was a Lunarian. That means he performed "Lunars" which required 2 bodies for site reduction;
1- the moon
2- a star
The reduction was very time consuming.
From my reading Lunars didn't require a highly accurate chronometer and thus his complaint about his 25 cent tin clock and that a watchmaker wanted $1.50 just to rate it.
Here's the story of his trip;
Joshua Slocum- Sailing alone around the World
Larry