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Where was the sextant invented?
Nobody knows where the sextant was invented... It is possibly invented where a English people live. like probably Great Britain or Europe. --..................................--
Who built the sextant?
John Hadley and Thomas Godfrey independently built the octant (which became the sextant later)
How does a sextant work?
i guess planets
How a sextant work?
i guess planets
When was blown glass invented?
Blown glass was invented in the first century BC in Syria.
Where was the sextant invented?
Nobody knows where the sextant was invented... It is possibly invented where a English people live. like probably Great Britain or Europe. --..................................--
What did John Hadley invent and when?
He invented the octant which was a precursor to sextant.
What came first Astrolabe Compass Scale mapsAerial photography?
atrolabe came first, the astrolabe was invented before the sextant, and the sextant was the model that made the compass
Who invented the sextant?
im not 2 sure it is john bird or jhon hadley
How do you use sextant in a sentence?
A sextant is a navigational instrument that sights upon the stars to determine a ship's position. This instrument was crucial to naval navigation until global positioning became a reality in the late 20th century. "Henry the Navigator prized his sextant while on his journeys to the New World." "The ship's position is determined by the use of the ship's navigator using a sextant."
A sailing instrument that determined a ship's location by its position under the stars?
...Is called a sextant, invented 1757.
What can you find out about sextant?
you can find sextant on history.com
What is the sextant used for?
you use a sextant to navigate.
Where were angles invented?
They were highly developed in the Moorish world by 800AD. It was introduced into Europe from Islamic Spain (Andalusia) in the early part of the 12th century. It was the most popular astronomical instrument until about 1650 when more specialized and accurate instruments such as the Sextant replaced it.
How do you draw a sextant?
you draw a sextant by looking at googler in the images.
Were cars invented in 1939?
No, cars were not invented in the thirteenth century, they were actually invented in the seventeenth century.
How do you use the word sextant in a sentence?
the sextant helped me navagate my way to alaska
