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Re: Sextant Manufacturers
From: Robert Block
Date: 2000 Nov 17, 6:39 AM
From: Robert Block
Date: 2000 Nov 17, 6:39 AM
following appears to be a recent sourcebook for British made instruments. Clifton, Gloria. Directory of British scientific instrument makers, 1550-1851. London; Zwemmer; 1994. Pp [272]. 0-302-00634-6 Haven't seen it myself, but have seen it referred to once in relation to data on old sextants. robert