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Old 25th April 2006 | 10:44
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Ni Thomas
 
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And to help complicate things a bit more:-
We ancient master mariners were taught:-
Distance of the horizon = (1.15 x sqrt H) + (1.15 x sqrt h)
Were H = Your height of eye and
h = Height of object (normally a ruddy lighthouse)
Although they did make a consession that a constant of 1.17 a better value for average conditions.
Just thought you ought to know.
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