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It is fairly simple to use, but doing something with the results are very complex. The mirrors are designed to allow you to measure the angle between a star or planet and the horizon. Basically looking through the eye piece at the body in question and adjusting the arms with a sort of rocking motion so that the body appears to touch the horizon will allow you to read the angle. This also has to be done with an exact time reference. The time factors into the complex series of calculations that allow you to determine where to draw a line on your map or chart.
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What is the function of a sextant?
Sextant is used to measure the angle between any two visible objects.Its primary use is to determine the angle between a celestial object and the the horizon which is also know as objects altitude.
What do you use to measure the angle of a star?
The device that astronomers use to find the angle between the horizon and stars in the sky is called a sextant.
What device is used to measure the angle of the sun?
A sextant, possibly.
Equipments used to measure the angle of elevation?
Theodolite on land, sextant at sea
Measuring the difference in height between two points using a tilting level?
That is the principle of a sextant.
What is the sextant used for?
you use a sextant to navigate.
How do you use the word sextant in a sentence?
the sextant helped me navagate my way to alaska
Did Columbus use a sextant?
Yes Christopher Columbus did use a sextant along with a compass, ampoletta, and a cross staff.
How did Lewis and Clark use a sextant?
by using it
What was weapon Lewis and Clark use the most?
the sextant
How to find the longitude with reference to the prime meridian?
Use a sextant
What tools did he use on his journey?
He used a compass and a sextant on his expedition. :)
How do you use sextant in a sentence?
A sextant is a navigational instrument that sights upon the stars to determine a ship's position. This instrument was crucial to naval navigation until global positioning became a reality in the late 20th century. "Henry the Navigator prized his sextant while on his journeys to the New World." "The ship's position is determined by the use of the ship's navigator using a sextant."
What can you find out about sextant?
you can find sextant on history.com
What piece of technology did the sailors use when they sailed across the Atlantic ocean?
Sextant
How do you draw a sextant?
you draw a sextant by looking at googler in the images.
What navigational tools did Verrazzano use on his voyages?
he was and italian navigator what do they use for exploring
