2006-09-18 01:14:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
An angle.
It is used by sailors to measure the angle between the sun and horizon, usually at noon, which gives the latitude, plus if you take repeatedly the measure you can know at what time the sun is higher, which gives the local noon, which gives the longitude.
Edit: I should say "it was used". Of course now everyone uses GPS...
2006-09-18 01:19:57 · answer #1 · answered by bloo435 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Does A Sextant Measure
2017-01-11 15:39:28 · answer #2 · answered by ortuno 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Height of the sun as compared with the horizon line in order to determine the angle of the place where the measurement is taken (latitude and longitude).
2006-09-18 01:22:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sextant is an instrument that measures angles between two objects.
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/linksa/sextant2.html
http://www.mat.uc.pt/~helios/Mestre/Novemb00/H61iflan.htm
2006-09-18 01:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was used by sailors before the invention of compasses to determine roughly the latitude. It consists of a 90 degree measure scale.
2006-09-20 06:36:20 · answer #5 · answered by hotshot 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is an instrument for measuring angles and distances,used in navugation and surveying.
2006-09-18 01:23:12 · answer #6 · answered by Nikhil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
angle
2006-09-18 01:21:48 · answer #7 · answered by Lutfor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sexual tendancies of a person...
2006-09-18 01:16:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
sex in tent
2006-09-18 01:32:29 · answer #9 · answered by Angie M 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
angle...................
2006-09-18 02:46:28 · answer #10 · answered by rox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋