sextant

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Commons gallery: Sextant
user manual URL: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Using_sextant_swing.gif
start time: 1757-00-00
Commons category: Sextants

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Navigational sextants
Design
Taking a sight
Adjustment
See also
Notes
References
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thumb|A sextant

A sextant is a doubly reflecting navigation instrument that measures the angular distance between two visible objects. The primary use of a sextant is to measure the angle between an astronomical object and the horizon for the purposes of celestial navigation.