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International Sextant, Tamaya Sextant,
U.S. Navy Mark 2 Sextant, Browning Octant, Books on celestial navigation.
International
Sextant
- Japanese Sextant,Serial # 756218
- Full size, Bronze Arc
- 4 shades for index mirror
- 3 shades for horizon mirror
- Arc reads from -5 to 130 degrees
- Arc is 9.5"
- Box 11 1/4" x 11 1/2" x 6.5" VG condition
- mirrors, shades, filters excellent
- Scope 7 x 35
- Price $450.00 USD
- order item # 1090
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Tamaya Sextant
- Tamaya, serial # 3802
- 4 shades for index mirror
- 3 shades for horizon mirror
- index mirror must be replaced
- Arc reads from -5 to 120 degrees
- Arc is 9"
- Box 11.5" x 11" x 7.0" fair condition
- Shades, filters excellent
- 2 Scopes
- Price $425.00 USD
- order item # 1096
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Tamaya Jupiter Sextant (NEW)
- Range -5 degrees to 125
- Scope sold separately
- 4 shades for index mirror
- 3 shades for horizon mirror
- Black finish aluminum alloy frame
- Bronze arc
- Weight 3 lb 12 oz
- Price $1159.95 USD
- order item #MS 833
- 4 x 40 scope $240.00 USD
- 7 x 35 scope $320.00 USD
- Scopes only sold at this price with Sextant
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Octant
- Spencer . Browning & Co.. London
- Ivory scale reads fm -5 degrees to +105
- Three shades, peep sight
- Price $990 USD
- order item # 1099
- case in rough shape
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Celestial Navigation for
Yachtsmen
There is a
deep mystery and profound satisfaction to finding
one's position on earth by reference to the sun and
stars. That is why, Loran and GPS notwithstanding,
there will always be room on a boater's shelf for a
manual of celestial navigation-especially one so
unintimidating as this. Since 1967, Celestial
Navigation for Yachtsmen has been the best-known,
best-loved primer on the subject. It successfully
teachers sailors who have been demoralized by
bigger, more expensive books. Abstaining from
theory, it concentrates on the cookbook techniques
needed to obtain and work any heavenly sight. Among
other changes, this edition substitutes the Nautical
Almanac for the Air Almanac, and shows how to
construct plotting sheets and advance a line of
position for a running fix.
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The Sextant Handbook :
Adjustment, Repair, Use and
History
Notwithstanding loran and GPS, there will always be
a place for the sextant aboard the boats of true
navigators, if for no other reason than the thrill
and mystery of finding one's position on earth by
gazing at the heavens. Celestial navigation is still
a popular course in the U.S. Power Squadron
curriculum, and The Sextant Handbook is still the
only book devoted to the use of this most beautiful
and functional of navigators' tools. The book is
designed to make the beginning and expert navigator
alike conversant with the sextant's workings and
use. Topics include assembly and disassembly, vital
adjustments, oiling and cleaning, how to buy a new
or used sextant, and rough weather sighting
techniques. The manufacturer, distributor, and
dealer addresses in the appendices have been
thoroughly updated for this revised edition.
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Latitude Hooks and Azimuth
Rings :
How to Build and Use 18 Traditional Navigational
Tools
Part history of
navigation and part hands-on project guide for the
navigationally fascinated, this unique book includes
complete history, step-by-step building
instructions, and full-size patterns for 18 historic
navigational tools that can be built easily and
inexpensively by anyone. Projects include the
kamala, astrolabe, quadrant, cross staff, back
staff, nocturnal, sundial, sun compass, dry card
compass, pylorus, traverse board, weatherglass, and
sextant with vernier. These tools are more than just
decorative and educational. They all really work and
can be used for navigation (instructions included).
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Longitude : The True Story
of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest
Scientific Problem of His Time
The thorniest
scientific problem of the eighteenth century was how
to determine longitude. Many thousands of lives had
been lost at sea over the centuries due to the
inability to determine an east-west position. This
is the engrossing story of the clockmaker, John
"Longitude" Harrison, who solved the problem that
Newton and Galileo had failed to conquer, yet
claimed only half the promised rich reward.
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