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Re: Is Sextant a generic word?
From: Bruce J. Pennino
Date: 2016 Dec 9, 08:20 -0500
Bruce
From: Bruce J. Pennino
Date: 2016 Dec 9, 08:20 -0500
Hello:
Once a person asked me if I was testing water quality (at the edge of Cape
Cod Bay 20 ft above the waterline). Go figure or beat
that!
Best wishes and Holiday Joy to all.
Bruce
From: Frank Reed
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2016 9:13 PM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Is Sextant a generic word?
Gary, you wrote:
" to non-technical people they are all sextants"
In my experience in the past few years, to non-technical people they are all "funny-looking cameras". :)
Frank Reed