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Re: Two books on Sextants.
From: Nicol�s de Hilster
Date: 2008 Dec 15, 09:58 +0100
From: Nicol�s de Hilster
Date: 2008 Dec 15, 09:58 +0100
George Huxtable wrote: > The second work on sextants isn't out yet, but is promised for February. > It's "Sextants at Greenwich", by W F J Morzer-Bruyns, and will be published > by Oxford University Press, hardback, 336 pages. Willem has been working at > Greenwich on their sextant collection for a couple of years, since retiring > from the Amsterdam Maritime Museum. It's the biggest and best collection in > the World, and Willem is well qualified to tackle it, describing each > object. I'm looking forward to its appearance, but (here's the bad news) the > publisher's price is �120, so I may have to read it in a library. > > From Willem I understood that OUP offers the book with a 20% discount until 30 march, so for �96 ex shipment (the �120 was ex shipment as well). An order form will be issued in this month's SIS Bulletin, but the discount applies to anyone who fills it out. Nicol�s --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---