Assertion: sextant | /r/ObjectUse | used for navigation
Facets:
value: by mariners
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Earlier a sextant was most important equipment used for navigation.
text: A sextant is an object used for navigation which measures angles.
text: A sextant is an object used for navigation which measures angles.
text: A sextant is an object used for navigation which measures angles.
text: Invented in the 1600s and put to wide practical use by seafarers during the 1700s, sextants have long been used for navigation by mariners as they ranged and explored the globe.