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an astrolobe
The instrument you are thinking of is the sextant and it was independently invented by two men at around the same time, John Hadley and Thomas Godfrey.
Astrolabe
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What instrument measures stars?
Stars are observed by means of telescopes, which can have various photographic, spectroscopic, and image enhancement attachments.
What is an instrument that measures the ships positions of the stars which enables sailors to calculate a ships latitude?
Astrolabe or Sextant
What instrument is used to help locate a position by using stars and their degree from the horizon?
An Astrolabe.
What instrument made it possible for sailors to calcute their position by the sun and stars?
The sextant and the clock.
What is a sailing instrument that determined a ship's location by its position under the stars?
These days, an instrument called a "Sextant". Before Columbus, an "Astrolabe".
A sailing instrument that determined a ship's location by its position under the stars?
...Is called a sextant, invented 1757.
What instrument measures the distance of the stars?
Astronomers use a variety of instruments to measure the distance of stars, including parallax, spectroscopy, and cepheid variable stars. The parallax method involves measuring the slight shift in position of a star when viewed from different locations in Earth's orbit. Spectroscopy analyzes the light emitted by stars to determine their composition and distance. Cepheid variables are stars that pulsate in a regular cycle, allowing astronomers to calculate their distance based on their brightness.
What instrument is used to measures mass?
This instrument is a balance.
What do we call an instrument which measures heat and cold?
An instrument that measures heat and cold is called a thermometer.
What is sailing by the stars?
Astral navigation. By using a sextant (instrument used to measure the altitude of a celestial object) a clock and logarithms you can work out your position on the earth's surface hence 'sailing by the stars'
What instrument measured heat?
A calorimeter measures heat. In contrast, a thermometer measures temperature.A thermometer bolometer - an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive calorimeter - a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heatHeat is measured with a ThermometerThermometerThermometer or calorimeterThermometerthermometerHeat is measured with a thermometer.
What is the tool that sailors used to determine their position at sea?
Sailors traditionally used a sextant to determine their position at sea. This navigational instrument measures the angle between a celestial body, such as the sun or stars, and the horizon. By knowing the time of the measurement and using celestial charts, sailors could calculate their latitude and longitude, helping them navigate accurately across the oceans.
