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Re: bubble sextant index error PS
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Dec 10, 20:27 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2005 Dec 10, 20:27 -0500
> wading in here without full knowledge...however: Won't the intercept be a > combination of all of the errors? The IE, Observational Error, Timing > Error....etc? Mike As list gurus have pointed out, a plumb bob will not necessarily point exactly to the center of the earth, and since a bubble level also depends on gravity, there is another variable to fret over.Bill
