Bauer, Bruce A., <br/><br/>
The sextant handbook :  adjustment, repair, use, and history / 
by Bruce A. Bauer. 
 - 2nd edition 
 - Camden, Me. :  International Marine,  c1992. 
 - 189 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Chapter 1. A short history<br/>Astrolabe<br/>Latitude hook<br/>Quadrant<br/>etc...<br/><br/>Chapter 2. Elements of the Sextant and four vital adjustments<br/>Perpendicularity<br/>Frame and index mirror<br/>Frame and horizon glass<br/>etc...<br/><br/>Chapter 3. Attachments and accessories<br/>Astigmatizers<br/>Double star prism <br/>Wide view horizon glass<br/>etc...<br/><br/>Chapter 4. Care, maintenance and repair<br/>Oiling and cleaning<br/>Immersion bath procedures<br/>How to hold <br/>etc..<br/><br/>Chapter 5. How to buy a sextant<br/>Where to find them <br/>Prices<br/>Five grounded rules to avoid problems<br/>Taking test sights<br/>etc..<br/><br/>Chapter 6. Sighting techniques<br/>Inversion for location <br/>Precalculating azimuths<br/>Rocking and swinging an Arc<br/>Sun's upper limb<br/>etc...<br/><br/><br/>Chapter 7. Correcting the sight<br/>The thirteen errors<br/>Correcting for moon, Venus and Mars<br/>Correcting for wave height<br/>etc...<br/><br/>Chapter 8. Timing the sight accurately<br/>The hack watch<br/>Using a tape recorder<br/>Counting paces and stopwatches<br/>etc...<br/><br/>Chapter 9. Searching for stars<br/>The necessity for replanning<br/>Finding sunrise<br/>Using the rude star finder<br/>etc..<br/><br/>Chapter 10. Sextants of tomorrow<br/>Is sextant doomed?<br/>Coming developments<br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-183) and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0070052190 9780070052192 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>92002545  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sextant.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>REF 522.4  / BAU