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On Amazon and on EBay, sextants are listed from roughly 30 or 40 dollars to one or two thousand for antiques. There are many available from many makers. I saw one listed for a little over 18 dollars but it appears to be purely decorative and not useful as an instrument.
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Is the sextant still used today?
Yes, but not as much as it used to. The nice thing (for a sailor) about having a sextant and knowing how to use it is that it requires no electrical power, and will continue to work even if massive solar storms destroy all the GPS satellites.
What tool is used to determine the place of star?
Sextant.
What are some tools that Matthew henson used?
sextant
What is the navigational tool to find latitude?
That's the purpose of the sextant.
How do you maesure latitude?
Using a sextant, measure the angle between the horizon and the North Star.The angle of inclination on the sextant eyepiece will give you the Latitude that you are standing/sailing at.latitude is measured east and west of the Equator.
What can you find out about sextant?
you can find sextant on history.com
What is the sextant used for?
you use a sextant to navigate.
How do you draw a sextant?
you draw a sextant by looking at googler in the images.
How do you use the word sextant in a sentence?
the sextant helped me navagate my way to alaska
Why sextant is named so?
as sextant consists a graduated circular arc that is of 60 degree so, arc forms one-sixth of a circle ,hence the name sextant
How many years sextant becomes a symbol of navigation?
how many years that the sextant become a symbol of navigation
Who built the sextant?
John Hadley and Thomas Godfrey independently built the octant (which became the sextant later)
What replaced the astrolabe?
The sextant
What has replaced the astrolabe?
The sextant
Did Columbus use a sextant?
Yes Christopher Columbus did use a sextant along with a compass, ampoletta, and a cross staff.
Is the sextant still used today?
Yes, but not as much as it used to. The nice thing (for a sailor) about having a sextant and knowing how to use it is that it requires no electrical power, and will continue to work even if massive solar storms destroy all the GPS satellites.
What instrument measures the horizon?
A sextant
