Sextant.
sextant
That's the purpose of the sextant.
Using a sextant, measure the angle between the horizon and the North Star.The angle of inclination on the sextant eyepiece will give you the Latitude that you are standing/sailing at.latitude is measured east and west of the Equator.
Sextant and clock or compass
you can find sextant on history.com
you use a sextant to navigate.
you draw a sextant by looking at googler in the images.
the sextant helped me navagate my way to alaska
as sextant consists a graduated circular arc that is of 60 degree so, arc forms one-sixth of a circle ,hence the name sextant
how many years that the sextant become a symbol of navigation
John Hadley and Thomas Godfrey independently built the octant (which became the sextant later)
The sextant
The sextant
Yes Christopher Columbus did use a sextant along with a compass, ampoletta, and a cross staff.
A sextant
i guess planets