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Re: Beginner again
From: Ken Muldrew
Date: 2005 Sep 19, 09:58 -0600
From: Ken Muldrew
Date: 2005 Sep 19, 09:58 -0600
On 17 Sep 2005 at 3:40, Herbert Prinz wrote: > No modern sextant that I have ever seen does not have a vernier on the > drum. Check out the Astra, Freiberger or newer models from Plath. I have a Tamaya ms-636 (like the Spica but from the mid to late 70's) that doesn't have a vernier. You just interpolate the seconds by eye. Quick, easy, and good enough for government work. Ken Muldrew.
