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Re: Globes as cel-nav aids on small craft
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2012 Apr 5, 14:30 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2012 Apr 5, 14:30 -0400
The Russian globe accessories include two special pencils, called in Russian "steklografik" which literally menas "for writing on the glass", You almost never see them in the pictures, only the empty holes for them. They were for placing Sun Moon and planets on the globe, then you can easily erase without damaging the globe shining surface. The pensils are absent for the same reasons that screwdrivers are absent from SNO boxes: because unlike sextants, these things are useful for many purposes:-) My Dutch friend (a sextant dealer who sold many SNO's) says that he has NEVER seen a SNO complete with ALL accessories. My own is almost complete: only one screwdriver is absent. Alex.
