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Re: Navigation instruments from Paris, Maskelyne
From: Joel Jacobs
Date: 2004 Jul 19, 18:00 -0400
From: Joel Jacobs
Date: 2004 Jul 19, 18:00 -0400
Hello Jan, Thank you for the invitation. But, the file sizes of you pictures average about 2 Megs. For some of us they take too long to load even with broadband. Simple photo editing software would allow you to get the file size down to 20 KB and still have good pictures. BTW, The first picture is still working on opening. I very interested in what you published, but haven't more time, Joel Jacobs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Kalivoda"To: Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 5:39 PM Subject: Navigation instruments from Paris, Maskelyne > Hello, > > if anybody wants, login to "http://www.xdrive.com" under the login > "navigation@seznam.cz" (XDRIVE allows only valid e-mail addresses as logins, > as you probably know), password "celnav". > > You have 60 MB photos of some historical navigation instruments kept in the > Marine Museum in Paris (directory "Musee de la Marine") there. I tried to > create the logical sequence of them from the nocturnal and the Jacob staff > to repeating lunar circles. > > Of course, I am not a professional photographer and I didn't have the > instruments available "au plain air". > > At the end of this week, I shall obtain some copies of Maskelyne's less > known works printed in the 18th century. It would be interesting to chat > about them a bit in the list. > > > Jan Kalivoda