How to read the RAS logbooks

The RAS logbook, as processed by John Crocker, allows for easy identification of pages and other typographical information not easily expressed in electronic format.

The RTF version of the logbook is much better than any HTML interpretation. It contains actual page breaks as they exist in the logbook.

It's really long -- approximately 150KB in length. I do not know if we plan on splitting it up.

Specifically, John used the following notations:

• ** double asterisk indicates a page, with the number of the page after the symbol. The page numbers are derived from the physical numbering either on the loose-leaf (1952-1964) or bound (1964-current) logbooks.
• {Jupiter} All editor comments or uncomphrensible words are enclosed in squiggly brackets. RAS members are encouraged to read the passages and decipher them yourself. If a planetary symbol has been used, the english word will be enclosed in squiggly brackets, until HTML and RTF has a way of displaying them.
• [alpha] Greek symbols are displayed in the RTF version, but the HTML version they are in square brackets.
• Underlining is physically in the logbooks. It is not editorial.
• Same with parentheses.
• Other people have written comments, etc. in the logbook not attributable to the primary author. John has left these in, with the glaring exception of one smart-alec commentator. It is difficult to discern between comments and actual entries, but we have no easy way of handling this.