MDMD2: Question marks

[Mark Wright AIA]

Howdy

--- rhaenda <rhaenda at swbell.net> wrote:
> Lunarians could also refer to the devotees of Maskelyne's lunar obs
> method
> of longitude determination in opposition to Harrisonian clock
> enthusiasts.

I guess so. In that case, calling them Lunarians would be a nice
Pynchonian put-down of that lot. I'm not sure it adds to the plain
sense of the passage, though.  Why would an Obs devotee necessarily
look like a Macaroni in dim light?

mark

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