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Subject: Re: Is Sextant an Optical Device?
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes (rodneym@XXX.XXX)
Date: Fri Oct 04 2002 - 12:13:34 EDT
A sextant without telescope measures angles between two light sources.
I don't know what you mean by optics. It isn't only lenses.
On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 04:49:13 -0700, David Weilacher wrote:
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>How about a ruler that has a magnefying bar along its length. It meets all
>the same criteria for calling it an optical device that sextants do. If your
>eyesight is good, it works just as well.
>
Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a
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