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Re: Lecky's "Wrinkles" is online
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2006 Dec 03, 17:26 -0800
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2006 Dec 03, 17:26 -0800
Alex, you wrote, quoting Lecky: "It is as easy to be deceived in purchasing a sextant as in buying a horse. The market is glutted with sextants MADE FOR SALE (Lecky's emphasis) Every pawnbroker's window in a seaport towen is half full of them. Some wendors even hold out the inducement in large type that their instruments are "free from error". " That's great. He's a quotable guy! As an example of the value of having this online, I went to the google entry for the book and entered "horse" under "search in this book" (I figured there wouldn't be too many references to horses in a book on marine navigation). And there it was. :-) -FER --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---