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Re: Troughton and Simms sextant
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2013 Aug 26, 23:27 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2013 Aug 26, 23:27 -0400
Frank, Thanks for the reference. > "It is possible that TS was the best manufacturer that ever existed" > Could be. My initial reaction to Norm's purchase was "Wow!". :) I never had an opportunity to handle a real full size one, and my guess is based on what I read in XIX century authorities (and on the high quality and performance of my pocket one). Alex.
