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Re: Sextant Terms
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2007 Oct 21, 20:24 -0400
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2007 Oct 21, 20:24 -0400
Alex wrote: "But still everyone calls all these instruments "sextants"." And an extreme case is the so-called "Bris sextant" which is a fascinating device, of course, but definitely a shift in the meaning of the word --it has no arc at all and no limiting range. These days, I think anything that can accurately measure angles between celestial objects (or between a celestial object and the horizon) will be called a sextant. -FER PS: for anyone in the group who hasn't heard of the Bris sextant, you may want to searc the list archive here: www.fer3.com/arc. It's a neat pseudo-sextant, and you can make one at home. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---