Posted by Mike Field on October 28, 2007 at 11:51:19 from 203.129.42.196 user mikefield.
In Reply to: Navigation (was Longitude; Time Ball; Signal Stations) posted by Jock on October 27, 2007 at 19:53:54:
"Jack Aubrey is forever trying to coach his reluctant midshipmen in the art of trigonometry and spherical geometry"
And the great Hornblower himself was delighted at his adeptness in being able to solve problems in spherical trigonometry.