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    Re: sextant use
    From: Robert Eno
    Date: 2002 Jun 13, 18:04 -0400

    Legs and handles cut off of the sextant so that they can be mounted on a
    plaque???????
    
    Infidels!!!!
    
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Jared Sherman 
    To: 
    Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 12:22 AM
    Subject: Re: sextant use
    
    
    > Peter-
    >  
    > It is with great regret that I must comment that sextants are often
    mounted on plaques and presented as awards or "Antiques", in some cases with
    those inconvenient legs and handles cut off. I suspect that is sadly the
    largest use of sextants today.
    >
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