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Re: US Naval Academy reinstates classes in celestial navigation
From: David Pike
Date: 2015 Oct 15, 11:34 -0700
From: David Pike
Date: 2015 Oct 15, 11:34 -0700
The story is now so big that even Drudge links to it.
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Glad to see the Telegraph picked a decent sextant for the photo. It looks like a Hughes Three Circle Mates just like mine but a bit younger. I'd be surprised if it was 100% to do with GNSS vulnerability. There might be a certain amount of maintaining the traditions of the service in it too, like getting the creases of your bell-bottomed trousers in the correct positions. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30090214 DaveP
