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Old 24th October 2017, 11:12
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Astrolabe found

anyone old enough to remember these.....

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41724022
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Old 24th October 2017, 17:10
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anyone old enough to remember these.....

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41724022
Still got one in my chariot. Just need to work on an accurate timepiece, and a means of projecting a saved series of words, and we are away.
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Old 24th October 2017, 21:18
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My hourglass would keep better time if I remembered to turn it over more often.
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Old 24th October 2017, 23:08
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That reminds me, I need to find that middle sliding bit on my slide rule ... it doesn't seem to work very well without it ...
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Old 25th October 2017, 06:37
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My abacus still works.
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Old 25th October 2017, 07:19
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I know I have kept my lodestone somewhere???????
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