Difference between Sextant and Astrolabe
What is the difference between Sextant and Astrolabe?
Sextant as a noun is a navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude. while Astrolabe as a noun is an astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the sun and stars.
Sextant
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude.
One sixth of a circle or disc; a sector with an angle of 60°.
Astrolabe
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
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