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Re: Yoder Sextant
From: Ken Gebhart
Date: 2009 Jun 15, 18:11 -0500
From: Ken Gebhart
Date: 2009 Jun 15, 18:11 -0500
Hewitt, I have a Yoder sextant, but can't seem to find it right now. It was made to be a classroom sextant for instruction purposes only. It was made of metal, and not bad looking, but I never tested it for accuracy. I rather think it would not be very accurate. It was also inexpensive. I bought this new between 20 and 30 years ago. Ken Gebhart On Jun 11, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Hewitt Schlereth wrote: > Has anyone heard of a Yoder Sextant? There is one on eBay right now. > It's a lovely looking piece of work. Perhaps a copy of a vernier > sextant of a previous age? > > A puzzling feature is the markings on the vernier (see attachments) > which has �s where I would expect 's. As I read it, the vernier is > accurately showing a reading of 13�30'. > > This might be an appealing alternative to a plastic sextant. > > -Hewitt > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---