Dear all, More than a year ago I have pestered several list members of the discussion groups mentioned above for information on the International Date Line (IDL) and its history.
I have recently organised my material on this topic and now made it available to all at my web site: http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/idl/idl.htm It is still preliminary in the sense that several items (marked in red) still need to be checked or need further attention. My reason for posting this version is that some of the open ends could possibly be solved with the help of you out there. I would especially like to obtain information on the following pressing questions: 1) Who was the hydrographer to the British Navy in 1921? 2) Who has easy access to copies of the Pacific Ocean Pilot (whatever edition) and can provide me with details of how the IDL is delineated in it? 3) Who has reliable information on the eastern boundary lines of the island republic of Kiribati as it is part of the current IDL? I am of course always open for comments, corrections and suggestions for other materials to add. Thanks in advance, ======================================================== * Robert H. van Gent * Tel/Fax: 00-31-30-2720269 * * Zaagmolenkade 50 * * * 3515 AE Utrecht * E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * The Netherlands * * ******************************************************** * Homepage: http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/homepage.htm * ========================================================
