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Re: Image of Sextant Used by Worsley
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2009 Feb 24, 21:01 -0800
From: Bill Morris
Date: 2009 Feb 24, 21:01 -0800
Thanks, Brad. It looks like a Mark I bell sextant frame with the Hezzanith rapid reader. It's the first time I've seen a sextant with five index shades. The Galilean star scope seems to have a relatively large objective for the time, with screw focussing. The painting, by Arthur Shilstone, is quite close and shows Worsley using a "X 1" 'scope, i.e. a sighting tube (pace George Huxtable). I hope I won't infringe copyright by posting an image of the front cover, for purposes of review... Calibration of similar quality Hughes sextant is proceeding - slowly. Bill Morris Pukenui New Zealand --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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