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Hi Robert:

I would like to look up the patent, but you can not search on the inventor name prior to 1975.
Do you have a patent number?

Thanks,

Brooke Clarke

Robert Eno wrote:

> The United States Naval Academy produced a book called: "Space Navigation
> Handbook" in about 1961. It covers such topics as three dimensional
> navigation and even includes discussions on several mechanical/electrical
> devises for position fixing in space. This includes a diagram of an
> invention developed by Capt. P.V.H. Weems, whose name should be very
> familiar to all of you old salts out there.
>
> I have to confess that I have not read this book cover to cover. It was
> generously given to me by a fellow from the US in response to an enquiry
> that I made about "space sextants".
>
> Other than that, I can't expand on the topic. A mathematician/genius, I am
> not!
>
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter Fogg 
> To: 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 7:49 PM
> Subject: Re: De Lurk
>
> > "John McKeel (jgmckeel-250927)" wrote:
> >
> > > LOL, well, I was trying to picture taking a sight from a sunfish....
> >
> > Peter Fogg wrote:
> >
> > > Don't forget those interested in navigation from the perspective of
> aviation...
> >
> > Seriously though, apart from aviators this list has hosted discussions
> relating to terrestial navigation (Lewis and Clark spring to mind) and some
> excellent postings on the particular problems of navigating about the polar
> ice-caps.
> > Haven't noticed, yet, much to do with navigating in three dimensions as
> NASA and the Russians would have to do extra-terrestially but will read such
> stuff with great interest if it comes up - assuming I can understand it.
> >

   

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