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Bert Topham Sextant

Bert Topham's nautical sextant. Kindly donated to the Society by Lynn Kirk in October 2013.

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Bert Topham #8

Bert Topham looking through his nautical sextant, circa 1940. Photo courtesy of Lynn Kirk.

Bert's sextant was generously donated to the Society by Lynn Kirk in 2013.

The railing looks like the one on top of Castlefield Observatory. Note the barns in the background, a reminder of how rural the observatory setting was when it was first built.—WM.

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