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Re: Temperature range of bubble sextants?
From: Tony Oz
Date: 2017 Jan 17, 06:23 -0800
From: Tony Oz
Date: 2017 Jan 17, 06:23 -0800
Thank you all!
Yes, I knew it must be not that easy as just a sealed chamber with a fliud and a factory-preset bubble in it. I once saw a drawing of a compass for an airplane - there was all the machnery for compensation of fluid effects from different temperatures and pressures. That's why I asked how did they handle it in a sextant, which must be light and compact.
Thank you for the article and explanations, I enjoyed them very much.
Warm regards,
Tony
