Assertion: sextant | /r/HasProperty | instrument
Facets:
value: merely
type: DEGREE
value: from that time
type: TEMPORAL
value: onward
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The sextant is an instrument used to measure angles.
text: From that time onward, the sextant was the instrument that experienced significant development and improvements and was the instrument of choice for naval navigators.
text: A sextant is an instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects.
text: A sextant is an instrument used for measuring the angle between two visible objects.
text: A sextant is an instrument used to measure the angle between two visible objects.
text: A sextant is an instrument that is used to determine the angle between the horizon and a celestial body such as the Sun, the Moon or a star, and used in navigation to determine longitude and latitude.
text: A sextant is an instrument generally used to measure the altitude of a celestial object above the horizon.
text: A sextant is merely an instrument that measures the angle of a heavenly body (star, planet, sun and moon) makes with the visible horizon or the vertical or horizontal angle between two terrestrial objects.
text: A sextant is an instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects.
text: A sextant is an instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects.
text: A sextant is an instrument used for maritime navigation.
text: A sextant is an instrument generally used to measure the altitude of a celestial object above the horizon.
text: A sextant is an instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects.
text: A sextant is an instrument for determining the angle between the horizon and a celestial body such as the Sun, the Moon, or a star, used in celestial navigation to determine latitude and longitude.
text: A sextant is an instrument used for determining one's position on earth.
text: The sextant, an instrument for measuring angles, was developed from a suggestion by Captain John Campbell of the Royal Navy in 1757.
text: A sextant is an instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects.
text: Sextant, instrument for determining the angle between the horizon and a celestial body such as the Sun, the Moon, or a star, used in celestial navigation to determine latitude and longitude.
text: Sextant was the instrument, whose invention paved the path for modern navigation to gain momentum with the help of the sun and the stars.