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Subject: Re: Accuracy of Altitude sighting at Sea
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes (rodneym@XXX.XXX)
Date: Mon Oct 25 1999 - 09:37:59 EDT
I have no quarrel with this. I suggest, however, that using
a sextant at all "smacks a little of instrument snobbery."
On Mon, 25 Oct 1999 11:12:24 +0100, George Huxtable wrote:
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>Rodney is entitled to his opinion, but to me it smacks somewhat of
>instrumental snobbery.
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>If I could afford both, I think I would take my plastic sextant to sea, and
>reserve my expensive metal sextant to decorate the mantelpiece at home.
>
Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a
Associate Editor Electronic Products
20+ years without a car, a TV, or a website
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