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Re: Can someone identify this
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2008 Nov 11, 21:02 -0500
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2008 Nov 11, 21:02 -0500
The device looks like a different version of a Hagner Position Finder. This instrument is illustrated and described in "The Book of the Sextant" by A.J. Hughes, published in GB in 1957. I am tempted to bid on this item. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "bruce hamilton"To: Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:40 PM Subject: [NavList 6510] Re: Can someone identify this > > Thanks for the information. I suspected there might be some on this list > who would be interested besides me. To bid, or not to bid, that is the > question. > > I hope someone here gets it so it will get figured out and used. I would > be happily outbid by any one on tis list. :-) > > Bruce > > > bruce hamilton wrote: >> Anyone need something for their collection? What exactly is it? >> >> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ASTRONOMIC-CALCULATOR-SEXTANT-theodolite_W0QQitemZ190265697439QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item190265697439&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1215%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 >> >> > >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---