CIRCULAR SEXTANT
Decoration - Decoration Complements
Reference: AP020
A sextant is an instrument that allows the measurement of angles between two objects, such as two points on a coastline or a celestial body, traditionally the Sun and the horizon. Knowing the Sun's elevation and the time of day, the observer's latitude can be determined. This determination is made with considerable accuracy using simple mathematical calculations. This instrument, which replaced the astrolabe due to its greater precision, was of great importance in maritime navigation for several centuries, and even in air navigation as well, until more modern systems, especially satellite positioning, became dominant in the last decades of the 20th century. The name sextant comes from the instrument's scale, which covers an angle of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a full circle. Decorative item.
· Size: 20x20x11 cms.
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