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Re: Fix by equal altitude sights around local apparent noon
From: G Becker
Date: 2011 Jul 28, 10:45 -0700
From: G Becker
Date: 2011 Jul 28, 10:45 -0700
Sorry to bump an old subject, but I have a few comments about this link:
http://www.aggregat456.com/2006/07/geodet.html
1st.) I think the name "geodet" is fabricated by the author.
2nd.) I think the fellow in the chair is Dr. Alexander Hamilton Rice
here is a second picture of same instrument: http://static.smallworldlabs.com/bnp/user_content/photos/000/025/25881/36e292dfc9667ba76b0e054b42f365a9-original-photo.jpg
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