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    Re: Instrument for solving spherical triangles
    From: Alexandre Eremenko
    Date: 2012 May 6, 10:17 -0400

    Wolfgang,
    
    > I intend to write an article about these instruments
    > some time in the near future.
    
    Have you seen and tried any of them ?
    (I have not, even in the museums. Only pictures.)
    On my opinion, the main question is what accuracy can be actually
    achieved.
    With a simple star globe I can do to about 2 degrees.
    Some descriptions in the literature mention 1'
    ("Spherotrigonometer") but I don't believe this,
    especially for the devices which do a complete fix,
    rather than solve one triangle.
    
    Alex.
    
    
    
    
    
    

       
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