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Longitude by meridian transit/ fishline sextant
From: Mike Boersma
Date: 2010 Feb 15, 12:48 -0800
From: Mike Boersma
Date: 2010 Feb 15, 12:48 -0800
The US Airforce survival manual from the 1960's included a description of how to make a fishline sextant and tables for determining longitude and latitude from its use.
The claimed accuracy is 10 miles. Individual results may vary.
Mike Boersma
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