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Re: Wanted: Small Craft Precision Sextant from Francis Barker
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2014 Aug 21, 15:46 +0100
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2014 Aug 21, 15:46 +0100
Back in 1988 I bought one of these. Problem was the vernier was not properly cut and there was no way you could make accurate determination of the minutes of arc. I got it from Celestaire and they sent me out another one. Same problem. Send 'em both back. Not worth even 200 cents, unfortunately.
Dr Geoffrey Kolbe, Riccarton Farm, Newcastleton, Scotland, TD9 0SN
Tel: 013873 76715
On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Greg Rudzinski <NoReply_Rudzinski@fer3.com> wrote:
See this PDF on the Barker sextant.
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