Assertion: sextant | /r/CapableOf | measure angle
Facets:
value: between objects
type: LOCATION
value: for a position on a chart
type: PURPOSE
value: between any two landmarks
type: LOCATION
value: between a celestial body
type: LOCATION
value: precisely
type: MANNER
value: basically
type: DEGREE
value: between two things
type: OTHER
value: as in degrees
type: OTHER
value: to the nearest ten seconds
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The sextant is an extremely accurate navigational tool and can precisely measure an angle to the nearest ten seconds (as in degrees, minutes and seconds).
text: Basically a sextant measures the angle between two things.
text: Sighting the height of a landmark can give a measure of distance off and, held horizontally, a sextant can measure angles between objects for a position on a chart.
text: Sighting the height of a landmark can give a measure of distance off and, held horizontally, a sextant can measure angles between objects for a position on a chart.
text: Sighting the height of a landmark can give a measure of distance off and, held horizontally, a sextant can measure angles between objects for a position on a chart.
text: Sighting the height of a landmark can give a measure of distance off and, held horizontally, a sextant can measure angles between objects for a position on a chart .
text: Practical celestial navigation usually requires a marine chronometer to measure time, a sextant to measure the angles, an almanac giving schedules of the coordinates of celestial objects, a set of sight reduction tables to help perform the height and azimuth computations, and a chart of the region.
text: A sextant can also be held horizontally to measure the angle between any two landmarks which allows for calculation of a position on a chart.
text: Sextants measure the angle between objects.
text: Since the sextant can be used to measure the angle between any two objects, it can be held horizontally to measure the angle between any two landmarks which will allow for calculation of a position on a chart.
text: The sextant measures the angle between a celestial body, for example the North Star, and the horizon.