| Home | eBooks | HMSO Published | HMSO Sold By | Image Contributors | HMSO Printed |
| Summary | Departents | Categories | Organisations | People | Glossary | Series |
| Glossary Item: Sextant |
| Name | Sextant |
| Description | A doubly reflecting navigation instrument that measures the angle between two visible objects. It’s main use is to measure the angle between an object and the horizon for the purposes of celestial navigation. |
| There are 3 Books that reference this Glossary Item |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
|