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sex·tant [ˈsekstənt] N

sextant

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Professional sextants can mount an artificial horizon in place of the horizon-mirror assembly. en.wikipedia.org

The first is to obtain a line of position by use of a sextant observation and the techniques of celestial navigation. en.wikipedia.org

In wood and ivory, their relatively low price compared to an all-brass sextant made them a popular instrument. en.wikipedia.org

However, unlike the backstaff, the sextant allows direct observations of stars. en.wikipedia.org

As the developments in dividing engines progressed, the sextant was more accurate and could be made smaller. en.wikipedia.org

The second had essentially the same form as the modern sextant. en.wikipedia.org

In addition to these types, there are terms used for various sextants. en.wikipedia.org

Using a sextant, the navigator precisely measures the angle between the moon and another body. en.wikipedia.org

Originally navigators used an astrodome and regular sextant but the more streamlined periscopic sextant was used from the 1940s to the 1990s. en.wikipedia.org

Some scientific sextants have been constructed of quartz or ceramics with even lower expansions. en.wikipedia.org

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