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Re: Benefits of Stigmatizing
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2010 Oct 9, 16:50 -0700
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2010 Oct 9, 16:50 -0700
Good question. Ball integrators were in use for quite a while in fire control computers on battleships and for torpedo directors in submarines so it's not surprising that they would find their way into sextants on both sides of the pond.
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