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Re: Sextant Terms
From: Nicol�s de Hilster
Date: 2007 Oct 24, 09:56 +0200
From: Nicol�s de Hilster
Date: 2007 Oct 24, 09:56 +0200
Alexandre E Eremenko wrote: >Nicolas, > >> These were instruments from > >the 20th century when the term octant was >> mostly out-of-favor in English. > >The term "octant" is still used in English to designate >The cheaper wooden XIX century instruments of which >there are plenty on e-bay, and they really are >octants. That answered Frank Reed's question. In the meanwhile I contacted C. Plath for the pentagon prism, I'll let you know what comes up. Nicol�s --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
