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This cache is located in a spectacular Queen Anne viewpoint that
is a great place to see the moon. In addition, this
cache celebrates the life and work of Dr. William Moon (1818 -
1894), seen at right. After a bout of scarlet fever, Moon
lost his sight at age 21. Like many who lost their sight
after childhood, he found Braille to be unsatisfactory. So in
1845 he invented his own embossed reading system which today is
called Moon Writing. Rather than the dots of Braille,
Moon Writing is made up of raised curves. Its entire alphabet is
made up of only 9 curves in various orientations. In more
advanced forms of Moon writing, the characters can represent
individual sounds, parts of words, whole words or numbers.
About 900 Moon characters fit on one 10" x 12"page.
Because it takes much longer to produce a work in Moon, Braille
is much more common. In fact Moon Writing has diminished in
popularity so much that it is only in use by about 400 people, most
of whom reside in England.
The coordinates for this cache are:
The hide is a none-too-clever one - it's an Altoids
tin with a magnetic personality. Sadly the great moon-viewing
bench is not metal, so you'll have to look elsewhere. The
coordinates should put you within a couple feet at which point you
should use your GeoSense. There's room for only the smallest
of trinket trading.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
