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Re: Sextant calibration.
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Apr 21, 00:38 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Apr 21, 00:38 -0400
Frank, This is a wonderful method, indeed, but I have one question: How did Mendoza determine the true angles between the directions to these church steeples? Presumably by measuring the distances between those churches to the nearest foot. How did he do this? Perhaps I can use GPS to determine the position of the church steeples in Lafayette (we have more than enough of them) But even GPS does not measure this to one or two feet, even if I am permitted to climb every steeple. Or I have to depend on a theodolite to determine these angles from a fixed position? Alex. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
