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Re: On lunars generally
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2009 Jul 07, 06:21 +0100
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2009 Jul 07, 06:21 +0100
Hello Frank You wrote (in NavList 8991) "Lunars were no longer used much after 1850, and that's because chronometers had become cheap and reliable. It was easier to buy two chronometers than to pay for the high-quality sextant required for lunar observations." So... do you mean that a marine chronometer was half the price of a good sextant in 1850? Gosh! What was the price of marine chronometers and good sextants in the US in 1850? Thanks Geoffrey --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
