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Why oh why put a lunar rover in the inaugural parade if there will be no funding for lunars missions? red
American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill - and NASA - NASA Watch 2009
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Assistant to the Cape Astronomer Royal; the lunars are still in the hands of Mr.G. W.H. Maclear of the same Observatory.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004
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Towards mid-day, the captain took an observation, which amply corroborated his lunars of the previous evening, we being found to be in
The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea J. [Illustrator] Schonberg
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"I fixed our position last night by a couple of lunars."
The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea J. [Illustrator] Schonberg
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He taught me how to take the sun, I using his old instruments; but I could never grasp the taking of the lunars.
Adventures of Louis de Rougemont Fitzgerald, F Scott 1899
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He was good enough to express his complete satisfaction with my abilities as a navigator, and opened his eyes in astonishment when he saw that I was not content with a mere daily observation of the meridian altitude of the sun, but used as well such comparatively intricate problems as those of the double altitudes, lunars, altitudes of the stars, and Great Circle sailing.
Turned Adrift Harry Collingwood 1886
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He taught me how to take the sun, I using his old instruments; but I could never grasp the taking of the lunars.
The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont Louis de Rougemont 1884
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Took four sets of lunars, which place spring in longitude 128 degrees
Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, John Forrest 1882
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Worked out several lunars taken on the 11th at Giles's camp.
Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, John Forrest 1882
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I took observations for time, intending to take several sets of lunars, but the day was cloudy, and I only managed to get one.
Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, John Forrest 1882
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