Northwind (1955) -- Discussion: Questions, Comments and Coordination

[Randi]

NARA URL	JPG Link
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23655260	January February March
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23655480	April May June July August September
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23655723	October November December

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Ice hunting transcriptions were done for this year, so only the date and the weather need to be done now.

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See Northwind -- General for some general background and discussion.
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[Randi]

Reserved

[pommystuart]

This seems to be vacant.
I will take it.

[Randi]

[Michael]

[pommystuart]

I wonder if this ship now has a digital thermometer as I am getting readings like 33.5 and 38.7 across all 3 columns.

[Michael]

I wonder if this ship now has a digital thermometer as I am getting readings like 33.5 and 38.7 across all 3 columns.

Better reading glasses! We used to read the temperature to the nearest 0.1 deg. C. on a standard glass thermometer.

[pommystuart]

Just never seen x.xf in any log books so far.
Guess it depends on how it is graduated (degrees / inch)

[Hanibal94]

I've seen decimal readings too - can't remember where, think it was the Storis. Definitely around 1950.

[pommystuart]

There is a decimal pandemic on the Northwind 1955.

(I will also say both my VWs outside temp displays tend to show xx.5c most of the time)

[Michael]

One decimal from the thermometer? How about three decimals from the barometer!!! See the PM readings...

https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 7-0038.jpg

[pommystuart]

Yesss, welllll, maybe, but .... Nar.

[Randi]

Humph...

Since pressure is already two decimals, you are only adding one number.

Poor Stuart is obliged to add a decimal point AND one number

[ggordon]

I'm seeing it on Northwind back in 1951, but so far the only decimals I've seen have been several .5 readings. I haven't seen any other decimal values yet, but I've only transcribed a couple weeks so far.

[Michael]

Humph...

Since pressure is already two decimals, you are only adding one number.

Poor Stuart is obliged to add a decimal point AND one number

True dat!

[pommystuart]

I'm seeing it on Northwind back in 1951, but so far the only decimals I've seen have been several .5 readings. I haven't seen any other decimal values yet, but I've only transcribed a couple weeks so far.

I get every number after the decimal.
Wow is me.

[pommystuart]

Finished second voyage.
Looks like it is 3 months of Seattle weather to the end of the year.

[Michael]

[pommystuart]

All shipshape and Bristol fashion. (Finished and sent up)

[Randi]