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Re: facing Mecca
From: John Huth
Date: 2009 Oct 3, 11:18 -0400
From: John Huth
Date: 2009 Oct 3, 11:18 -0400
Frank -
When I'm up to it....I'm still trying to figure out how astrolabes work. It looks to me like they need a different plate for each latitude. I'm also curious how this critters were made - it looks like a lot of work to inscribe these things.
John Huth
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When I'm up to it....I'm still trying to figure out how astrolabes work. It looks to me like they need a different plate for each latitude. I'm also curious how this critters were made - it looks like a lot of work to inscribe these things.
John Huth
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