Old Weather Forum

Funny you should mention squares. Mentioned on my next page. square 77, 20N in Blue pencil.
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Yup. I've also seen that on quite a few pages.
Philip calls it vandalism although it was no doubt authorized at the time.

Like the code </>. Did a trial entry. Nice.

The buttons for creating a table (table, tableb, td, th, and tr) are shown (there is also a tdg option that Matteo uses in Geographical help).
However, I generally find it easiest to copy an existing table and edit it

We have been sounding for the last few weeks usually twice a day, I have lost count of the number fathoms lost due to line breakages and the number of Bilknapt cylinders lost.

Just today they lost 3113 fms and 1 cylinder, then 2840 fms and another cylinder.
Ended the day with a successful cast of 3103 fms.

Tuscarora 21/Dec/1875 2000hrs, Noon location 2 47 25N, 168 32 22W
"Observed a brilliant appearance of the Zodiacal lights"
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The zodiacal light is a faint, triangular glow in the night sky that's caused by sunlight scattered by interplanetary dust:

An unusual entry. 22nd Dec.
Sounding, reached bottom in 3080 fathoms. At 1120 commenced reeling in: sent down on wire a bottle of Champagne which came up unimpaired.

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Fullowing morning they crossed the equator.

All done.

I'll get to it right after I finish processing Tuscarora 1878 which I'll get to right after I finish the one I'm processing right now!

I'm back of the Q as usual.

I've finished the first one, and I've just started on Tuscarora 1878.