That's the purpose of the sextant.
That artifact is referred to by most modern anthropologists as a GPS receiver.
There are several ways in which you can determine your latitude. 1. Use a GPS unit. It will read out your latitude, longitude and precise time. 2. Look on a map; most navigational and topographic maps are scaled in latitude and longitude. 3. Radio navigation beacons like LORAN or R_NAV can give you your latitude. 4. At night, and in the northern hemisphere north of about 15N, you can (weather permitting) take a celestial observation of the north star Polaris, and the sextant reading is, with a half-degree or so, your latitude.
You find the lines of latitude and longitude and find the place that they intersect, which is your location.
You can use a geographic information system (GIS) software or an online tool like Google Maps to input the latitude and longitude coordinates, which will then show you the corresponding city or location on a map. Alternatively, you can use a reverse geocoding service that specifically converts latitude and longitude coordinates into address information, including the city name.
People used the North Star as a navigational tool by determining the direction they were traveling based on its fixed position in the northern sky. By using the North Star as a reference point, travelers could determine their latitude and maintain a straight course when sailing or traveling over land.
A navigational tool with a needle is a compass because it helps you to navigate which is cosidered as a tool. A compass has a needle inside to point which way is north. There is your answer :)
A compass fits this definition.
a compas
is a tool used for finding the right direction! example compass rose!!
That artifact is referred to by most modern anthropologists as a GPS receiver.
Francis Drake
The astrolabe is a navigational tool invented by the Muslims. It was used to determine the position of celestial objects in the sky, allowing sailors and travelers to navigate accurately.
I think you're thinking of a compass.
he usd a compass and an astrolabe.
I think you're thinking of a compass.
A backstaff is a an early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
The navigator led the pirates to pure success.