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Re: Another Davis Instruments Mark 15 Question
From: Trevor Kenchington
Date: 2003 Feb 28, 18:59 -0400
From: Trevor Kenchington
Date: 2003 Feb 28, 18:59 -0400
+/- 0.5 minutes would be closer to the precision of the instrument,
though its micrometer is marked to 0.2'. What anyone would mean by
"accuracy rate", I do not know.
Trevor Kenchington
George Istok wrote:
> I have been corresponding with someone at Davis Instruments who has just
> informed me that the accuracy rate of the Mark 15 sextant is +/- 5 degrees.
> I am hoping there is a typo somewhere in his message. Also, I am not sure
> what accuracy rate means. Even though the sextant is plastic, low cost,
> etc., surely it has better accuracy than 5 degrees. Any thoughts?
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