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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 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 is least count of cross staff?
The least count of a cross staff is typically around 0.5 degrees. This means that it can measure angles with a precision of about half a degree.
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.
Why was the cross staff important?
The cross staff was important in navigation during the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance because it allowed sailors to measure the angle of celestial bodies above the horizon. This tool enabled navigators to determine their latitude with greater accuracy while at sea. By aligning the cross staff with the celestial object and the horizon, sailors could take reliable readings, which significantly improved maritime navigation and exploration. Its use laid the groundwork for more advanced navigational instruments that followed.
What are the instruments in navigation?
the instruments in navigation are gps's, kamals, sextants, cross staff, back staff, mariners astrolabe, quadrant, and octants :)
