A fellow typewriter collector asked me this question about a theodolite. Does anyone here have some info? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Jay, Maybe we can share some information. I have a lot of stuff on Gould, all his horological writings and most of his books on oddities and curiosities. I even have a self portrait of him at his desk at the Hydrographic Office. Nothing, I'm afraid, on his typewriter interests. I'd be happy to share any of this stuff. I just acquired a Russian astronomical theodolite which was used, I am told, for satellite tracking. It is described as being made by the Moscow Central Nautical Scientific Institute, model 80M3 (the '8' is really a backwards E), 1971, sn 361. The main 'scope has a 55mm objective with a couple of eyepieces, 45x and 56x. There is a 30x finder 'scope, Filar microscopes to read the horizontal rotation to 1 arc second(!) and the vertical to 5. It's a giant instrument. The machine and its 2 large fitted oak cases weighs 80 Kg. Everything seems to operate well. Can you tell me anything about this instrument or point me to a forum, list or news group where I can ask. Many thanks, Herb ================= Jay Respler -- JRespler@InJersey.com www.injersey.com/Media/SkyNotes/ Satellite Tracker * Early Typewriter Collector Freehold, New Jersey