> But I can think of a simple but very precise way to level a tiny mirror so
> that it is perfectly horizontal...
> You could float the mirror inside a cup containing liquid mercury

Hello.  John has a very interesting point, and I like Anselmo's idea of
mounting the mirror to produce a polar dial.  What a pity that Oregon is
making a big push to rid our environment of mercury, mainly by recalling Hg
thermometers!  (I'll still keep a bit -- tightly sealed -- around for
experiments like this.

Bravo to both gentlemen!
John


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