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How to find the longitude with reference to the prime meridian?
Use a sextant
What is the sextant used for?
you use a sextant to navigate.
What is the navigational tool to find latitude?
The navigational tool to find latitude is a sextant, which uses the angle of the sun or stars above the horizon to determine the observer's position on Earth. This angle corresponds to the observer's latitude.
How do you draw a sextant?
you draw a sextant by looking at googler in the images.
How do you use the word sextant in a sentence?
the sextant helped me navagate my way to alaska
How many years sextant becomes a symbol of navigation?
how many years that the sextant become a symbol of navigation
What has replaced the astrolabe?
The sextant
What replaced the astrolabe?
The sextant
Did Columbus use a sextant?
Yes Christopher Columbus did use a sextant along with a compass, ampoletta, and a cross staff.
Why sextant is named so?
The term "sextant" comes from the Latin word "sextans," meaning one-sixth. This refers to the instrument's ability to measure angles up to one-sixth of a circle (60 degrees). The sextant is commonly used in navigation to determine the altitude of celestial bodies.
Application of trigonometry in your daily life?
Trigonometry can be used to find the heights of buildings when paired with a sextant (a device for measuring angles from the buliding)
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.
