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Nocturnal Geocoin Bosscout's Nocturnal Geocoin

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Monday, September 1, 2008
Origin:
Netherlands
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This personal coin is only trackable when you met Bosscout personal. You are allowed to discover this coin when you did shake his hand.

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The Nocturnal Geocoin

This is a functional nocturnal coin which you can actually use to tell the time during the night and get your latitudinal deviation.

The nocturnal navigational tool stood the test of time. Its purpose is to tell time at night so you can gain a more accurate latitude and longitude reading. The first written evidence of a nocturnal was discovered in the year 1272. It was refined in the 1500s to tell more accurate time and was used well in to the late 1800s and partially used into the early 1900s. Two disadvantages of the Nocturnal is it can only be used at night, and only when the pole star Polaris and either of the dippers are visible. However, it also had a great advantage since it can be used at night when a sundial could not be used. The nocturnal can only be used in the northern hemisphere unless you know how to triangulate the southern axis point, but the deviation scales can only be used in the Northern Hemisphere. Using a nocturnal in conjunction with a quadrant will yield a more accurate latitude reading. The use of a planisphere is most helpful to find the correct stars to use.

Even though mechanical clocks have been around for several centuries, they could not keep accurate time on a ship that is pitching and rolling on the ocean waves. When an accurate chronometer good enough to be used at sea was invented and after it was able to be massed produced is when the nocturnal finally became obsolete.

More sophisticated nocturnals also listed tide charts and deviation gauges on its surfaces.

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Discovered It 3/14/2009 besem discovered it   Visit Log

Wow, dis 'n fantastiese coin! Ek sal glad nie omgee om so ene vir my persoonlike versameling te h\^e nie.

Discovered It 3/14/2009 dijk6jes discovered it   Visit Log

Gave coin, bedankt voor het mogen loggen van deze tijdens het CiTo Event in Hoogvliet.
Op 9 november 2008 had dochterlief Gaby deze gediscovered en mama niet nu dus wel! dat was "Ouwe Stompen" Event een 4 maanden geleden.
Vorige maand bij de brouwertjes ook zo'n zelfde geocoin bewonderd, hij is echt mooi en functioneel.

Discovered It 3/14/2009 Zoefzoekie discovered it   Visit Log

Gezien op het CiTo event. Echt een schitterende coin!

Discovered It 3/14/2009 De Bergjes discovered it   Visit Log

gezien op hoogvliet cito event

Discovered It 3/14/2009 WERIC discovered it   Visit Log

Gezien op het eerste Hoogvliets CiTo Event.
Dit is de mooiste GeoGoin die we hebben gezien tot nu toe.
Tot het volgende Event of anders op een bedrijfsfeest.

Grab It (Not from a Cache) 3/14/2009 Bosscout grabbed it   Visit Log

Hij is nog steeds in mijn bezit

Discovered It 3/14/2009 Kayakker discovered it   Visit Log

Gezien op het Hoogvliets CiTo Event

Discovered It 3/14/2009 Jack Spreeuw discovered it   Visit Log

Wat een geweldig mooie "coin". Hier wil ik zelf ook wel een van. Gezien op het Hoogvliets CiTo Event in de handen van Bosscouts.

Discovered It 1/25/2009 mharst discovered it   Visit Log

Vandaag tijdens het rondje "Wie kent Miljonairs" gespot in de handen van Bosscout. Bedankt hiervoor!

Discovered It 11/15/2008 the dam-scout discovered it   Visit Log

Hele mooie coin Bosscout

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