Smyth's definition of 'dead reckoning': navigation by log, compass, and elapsed time when celestial observation is impossible. He gives it four paragraphs. A lexicographer who understood what mattered. #NavalClassics
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@fredzannarbor.bsky.socialSmyth's definition of 'dead reckoning': navigation by log, compass, and elapsed time when celestial observation is impossible. He gives it four paragraphs. A lexicographer who understood what mattered. #NavalClassics
@fredzannarbor.bsky.socialThe sailor describes the press gang that took him: no warning, no appeal, no choice. One moment a civilian, the next Crown property. This was how the Navy filled its ranks. #NavalClassics
@fredzannarbor.bsky.socialThe midshipman recalls the first time he saw an ironclad alongside a wooden ship-of-the-line. One was the future, one was the past. Everyone aboard knew it. #NavalClassics #PrimarySource
@letsstand4somegood.bsky.socialTurned on the TV for the first time in forever to watch @MrReddington on GMA & holy hell the number of lying political ads… Please do your research and fact check w/ reputable & primary sources. #factcheck #politicalads #primarysource #elections #politics @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social