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Build a sextant
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2008 Dec 11, 20:04 -0800
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2008 Dec 11, 20:04 -0800
While playing with the clever visual search engine at searchme.com, I came across this web site which offers instruction to build your own metal micrometer sextant: http://www.geocities.com/richardandtracy/SextantPage1.htm I don't recall seeing this discussed on the list before. Also, if you've never seen them, there are a couple of nice plastic sextant projects described on the web site of Omar Reis here: http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav/XTantProject.htm -FER --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---