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The cross staff was used to determine the vessels latitude by measuring the altitude of Polaris or the Sun.
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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 is a quadrant and cross staff?
A Cross Staff and a Quadrant are Instruments that measure Latitude.
Another name for Jacobs staff?
a cross staff
What does a cross staff measure?
Latitude
What is the pope's cane called?
Modern popes do not bear a crozier (a bent pastoral staff styled after a shepherd's crook), but rather bear the Papal Cross, a staff topped by a crucifix. In other words, it is called a Papal Cross. And they used to carry one called a crozier.
What is the collective noun staff used for?
The collective noun 'staff' is used for a staff of workers or a staff of employees.
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 :)
How big does a rottweiler cross staffordshire grow?
It depends on what they're crossed with! My staff is cross Victorian bulldog so she is taller and stockier than other staffs. She also weighs close to 30kg which is double the average staff weight.
