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noun • an early form of sextant | ||||
| 43% | 8 | Sextants with sighting mirrors | ||
noun • surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments • surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles | ||||
| 43% | 10 | Predecessors to modern sextants | ||
noun • an early form of sextant | ||||
Sextants Predecessor
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