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Re: sextant use
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2002 Jun 13, 00:22 -0400
From: Jared Sherman
Date: 2002 Jun 13, 00:22 -0400
Peter- It is with great regret that I must comment that sextants are often mounted on plaques and presented as awards or "Antiques", in some cases with those inconvenient legs and handles cut off. I suspect that is sadly the largest use of sextants today.
