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Freiberger sextant with prism
From: Paul Bedel
Date: 2022 May 19, 08:41 -0700
From: Paul Bedel
Date: 2022 May 19, 08:41 -0700
Hi,
I have purchased a Freiberger sextant (N° 740720) with a prism wich can be fitted instead of the shades of the horizon mirror (see photos). I think that this prism is for measuring horizontal angles of more than 90 degrees. But is there an other use ?
Regards.
Paul.