With this easily constructed instrument you can learn the funamentals of navigation
by Sam Rabl
When an article on shooting the sun and stars with a sextant appeared in the last edition of How to build 20 Boats, many of our readers became interested in the sextand and its use. The instrument has many uses other than navigation, and while the regular dextant is beyond the capabilities of the home workshop, the one described here will do most of the proefessional sextant's tricks. It is made from very ordinary materials, most of which can be found around the home.
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