Posted by Pam Adams on October 30, 2007 at 15:18:49 from 134.71.192.172 user PamAdams.
In Reply to: Sun-sighting posted by andyb on October 30, 2007 at 10:03:54:
Again using our old friends Aubrey and Maturin as examples- I believe Jack tried sighting the moons of Jupiter while hanging in a swing with midshipmen pushing with swabs to compensate for the motion of the ship.
pam