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What is a quadrant and cross staff?
A Cross Staff and a Quadrant are Instruments that measure Latitude.
Did Columbus use a sextant?
Yes Christopher Columbus did use a sextant along with a compass, ampoletta, and a cross staff.
Another name for Jacobs staff?
a cross staff
What was a cross staff used for?
The cross staff was used to determine the vessels latitude by measuring the altitude of Polaris or the Sun.
What kinds of navigational instruments did Renaissance explorers use?
The Sextant, The Nocturnal, The Astrolabe, The Quadrant Cross-staff and Back-staff, Latitude hook, Kamel Hope that helps you
What does a cross staff measure?
Latitude
What is a cross-staff?
used to draw things
When was the cross staff last used?
2010
What is a cross staff?
used to draw things
What are 4 inventions developed during the renaissance which made navigation easier?
compass, astrolabe cross-staff, back-staff
What is the name of the stick that the Pope uses to walk with?
The papal staff is called a ferula. It is a staff which is topped by a cross. Bishops carry a staff with a curved top which is called a crozier.
What are the instruments in navigation?
the instruments in navigation are gps's, kamals, sextants, cross staff, back staff, mariners astrolabe, quadrant, and octants :)
