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Re: Is Sextant an Optical Device?
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2002 Oct 4, 11:13 -0500
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2002 Oct 4, 11:13 -0500
A sextant without telescope measures angles between two light sources. I don't know what you mean by optics. It isn't only lenses. On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 04:49:13 -0700, David Weilacher wrote: > >How about a ruler that has a magnefying bar along its length. It meets all >the same criteria for calling it an optical device that sextants do. If your >eyesight is good, it works just as well. > Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a "If Brecht had directed 'Waiting for Godot,' he would have hung a large sign at the back of the stage reading 'He's not going to come, you know. ' " -- Terry Eagleton
