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Re: Marean-Kielhorn Director
From: Patrick Goold
Date: 2011 Oct 26, 19:47 -0400
From: Patrick Goold
Date: 2011 Oct 26, 19:47 -0400
Thanks, Greg! It looks like the one on ebay is going to go for at least $90. I wonder how accurate it is and how much easier it is to use than a regular sextant/almanac/tables (not to mention a sextant and a scientific calculator.
Patrick
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Dr. Patrick Goold
Department of Philosophy
Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk, VA 23502
757 455 3357
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 5:31 PM, Greg Rudzinski <gregrudzinski@yahoo.com> wrote:
Patrick,
There is this youtube video showing the same lifeboat sextant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw34C0sujHU
The lucky guy nabbed it for $5.
Greg Rudzinski
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Dr. Patrick Goold
Department of Philosophy
Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk, VA 23502
757 455 3357