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Re: Unusual scope
From: Joel Jacobs
Date: 2004 Nov 19, 21:41 +0000
From: Joel Jacobs
Date: 2004 Nov 19, 21:41 +0000
Alex,
That is pretty typical of the shape Plath was using for the 4 x scopes in the 1940's. It is on a real Kriegmarine sextant as pictured in a museum.
Joel Jacobs
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-------------- Original message from Alexandre Eremenko <eremenko@MATH.PURDUE.EDU>: --------------
> Look at this:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3761856623&ssPageName=ST
> RK:MEWA:IT
> I've never seen such scope on sextants.
> Does anyone know what is this?
> Alex.