United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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DEPARTMENT OF NAVIGATION THE NEW NAVIGATION Junkin, discussing sextant errors: HA sextant runs either fast or slow, and in order to correct the sextant error, remove the plate glass face and insert the key in the proper slot, turning toward F or S as the sextant is slow or fast. Leo, with Teutonic determination: ttThe interval between tides is IQ minutes and Q5 seconds. Peck: Listen, young gentlemen, whilst I elucidate this obscure prob- lem. Ah! there you have it-clearly, beautifully, concisely, and succinctly de- fined. But what now, Mr. Daughtry? You appear rather sceptical, eh-what ? I BIadam: '6Well, sir, I would not have it appear that I am over-eredulous, but I am open to eonvictionf, Peck: lIy dear young man, have you not yet grasped the fundamental principles Q.- of this wonderful subject? Faith is the J foundation for much of scienceg the present generation should not expect to improve on ' 1 the philosophical conclusions arrived at by ' v ,, Newton, Alcihiades, Euclid et aliis. You N sf' 5 I must not defy the tenets of these famous I ' , it M, mathematicians, for even in this e1'a of A P 'V ,A U progress and enlightenment they form the df Xgw' , A basis for all scientific thought, study, and , investigation.-i Mr. Mathews, will you I' 'lg , 5 'f 2. .k fi kindly refrain from the ernicious vandalism ' ' X ' A 1 ki I I r I of destroying that slip W y 'fs ' . Gugerty: t6There are three methods of 3 M id ai measuring time: these are CU Local 1Iei.n Time, 75th Meridian Time, and CSD Greenich Blean Timef, 19

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