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Re: Celestial a Black Box?
From: Henry Halboth
Date: 2016 Jan 17, 23:28 -0500
From: Henry Halboth
Date: 2016 Jan 17, 23:28 -0500
Frank,
I don't know about the black box part but i have both resilvered a mirror and repaired chronometer lately, I have been meaning to write up my resilvering advenure, which was quite successful, and may still do so when i get a chance.
Henry
On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 5:17 PM, Frank Reed <NoReply_FrankReed@fer3.com> wrote:
Quoting an experienced navigation instructor:
"I now make it a point to all navigators that sextant, chronometer and tables comprise just as much of a 'black box' as does satellite navigation. Has anyone silvered a mirror lately in an emergency, or perhaps repaired a chronometer? Celestial navigation is merely an old fashioned 'black box' requiring a bit more of the navigator..."Is this a fair statement today? Is celestial a 'black box'? Just curious to hear opinions on the matter.
Frank Reed
