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To: Professional Engineer; blam; LibreOuMort
Absolutely!

I wonder if replicas are available (with instructions, of course). I've a daughter who'd love same -- not to mention her dad.

7 posted on 04/03/2008 5:26:46 PM PDT by sionnsar (trad-anglican.faithweb.com |Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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To: sionnsar

Years ago at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry there was a display of a traveling collection of “compendiums”. These were pocket size, or nearly so, combinations of several navigational instruments: compass, sundial, astrolabe, magnifier, even entire maps, made of hinged brass or bronze sections. Fascinating!


15 posted on 04/03/2008 5:42:45 PM PDT by elcid1970 (;^))
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To: sionnsar

Don’t know about replicas...I remember picking up a few postcards of one at the Mariner’s museum in Virginia. They may have something in their store.


17 posted on 04/03/2008 6:30:14 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")
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