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Re: Instumental error?
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Apr 20, 03:39 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Apr 20, 03:39 -0500
Alex: > I know a very clever method of calibrating your sextant > "at home" that is without stars, but you need a theodolite > or another instrument more precise than the sextant, > and with precise level. Unfortunately I don't have a theodolite. > > Can describe the method to the list if anyone is interested. > (I recently read about it in one XIX century paper on > the Internet). Please do publish. Bill