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Re: Amundsen at the South Pole
From: Jürgen Hoefeld
Date: 2011 Dec 14, 22:17 +0100
From: Jürgen Hoefeld
Date: 2011 Dec 14, 22:17 +0100
If you have a sharp look you will find like me, that it cannot be a tray of mercury which would freeze at -38°C but a mirror with two bubble levels filled with some kind of alcohol e.g. diethylether which freezes at -116^C
Jürgen Hoefeld
Jürgen Hoefeld
2011/12/14 Paul Werner <paul.werner@comhem.se>
On top of the box is an artificial horizon not a chronometer.
The explanation in the text is:
"Helmer Hanssen (right) is bending over the artificial horizon, which is a tray of mercury."
Why his is doing that - bending over the tray - I don't know.
Paul Werner----------------------------------------------------------------
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