The Nautical Sextant
Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780939837892
Table of contents: title: Table of Figures; title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction; title: Principles
label: Chapter 1; title: Anatomical Overview
label: Chapter 2; title: Dissection
label: Chapter 3; title: The Frame
label: Chapter 4; title: The Rack and Micrometer
label: Chapter 5; title: Vernier Scale
label: Chapter 6; title: Mirrors and Mirror Mountings
label: Chapter 7; title: Shades and Shade Mountings
label: Chapter 8; title: Telescopes
label: Chapter 9; title: Telescope Mountings
label: Chapter 10; title: Legs and Handles
label: Chapter 11; title: Scale Magnifiers and Illuminators
label: Chapter 12; title: The Case
label: Chapter 13; title: Cleaning, Restoration, and Repair
label: Chapter 14; title: Adjustments
label: Chapter 15; title: Calibration of Sextants
label: Chapter 16; title: Some Sextant Makers
label: Chapter 17; title: Appendices; title: Bibliography; title: Glossary; title: Index