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Re: Degrees and minutes vs decimal degrees andtheDaily Pages
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2015 Oct 20, 00:51 -0400
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2015 Oct 20, 00:51 -0400
Gary,
The vernier is marked every 2' not every 1'
The Nonius is on 50° 10'
The vernier aligns at 1'50"
The resultant reading should be 50°11'50"
Brad
On Oct 19, 2015 7:56 PM, "Gary LaPook" <NoReply_LaPook@fer3.com> wrote:
30° 10' 50"gl
From: Norm Goldblatt <NoReply_Goldblatt@fer3.com>
To: garylapook---.net
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 2:37 PM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Degrees and minutes vs decimal degrees and theDaily Pages
Here's a nice photo thru the mag glass on my sextant. Check the precision. End of story! HAHA.
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