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Re: Left-handed sextants
From: William Trayfors
Date: 2001 Apr 22, 22:51 EDT
From: William Trayfors
Date: 2001 Apr 22, 22:51 EDT
Steve: Nope. And, for right-handed people, holding a sextant in the right hand is almost sure to be better because: 1. you need to keep it as steady as possible; this requires strength, particularly in a small vessel bouncing around at sea; 2. adjustments to the micrometer are very easy...don't require any strength at all, so can be done with left hand; and 3. most right-handed persons are "right-eyed", too, so holding a sextant in the right hand and bringing its optic to the right eye seems natural. Bill At 11:31 AM 4/23/2001 +0900, you wrote: >Have you ever seen a left-handed sextant? > >Wouldn't it be easier for righties to hold the sextant in their left hand >and adjust it with their right hand? > >Steve ______________________________________ Washington Decision Support Group, Inc. Advanced Information Technology Consultants 2401 South Lynn Street, Arlington, VA 22202 Tel 703-838-8784 Fax 703-838-0019
