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Re: Octants in Winslow Homer's "8 Bells" Painting
From: Philip Lange
Date: 2015 Apr 13, 10:35 -0400
From: Philip Lange
Date: 2015 Apr 13, 10:35 -0400
Perhaps a NavList member who is
conversant with Wikipedia editing could change the references on
the Eight Bells page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Bells
from Sextant to Octant?
On 04/12/2015 04:01 PM, Hewitt Schlereth wrote:
On 04/12/2015 04:01 PM, Hewitt Schlereth wrote:
Did not think of the index arm. The mood of the scene just made me think 'time sight.'
Hewitt
On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 1:36 PM, Hewitt Schlereth <NoReply_Schlereth@fer3.com> wrote:
Judging by the shadows, I guess it's it's around either 8am or 4pm?
To my eye, the shadows on the hats suggest that the sun is fairly high. But more definitive is the position of the index arm, slightly past halfway. 50° perhaps?
Don Seltzer
