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*[[sextant]], a navigation instrument. |
*[[sextant]], a navigation instrument. |
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*[[octant]], a navigation instrument, precursor to the navigator's sextant. |
*[[octant]], a navigation instrument, precursor to the navigator's sextant. |
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*[[sextant]], a non-reflecting |
*[[sextant (astronomical)]], a non-reflecting [[astronomical instrument]] for measuring angles. |
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*[[mural sextant]], a non-reflecting, wall-mounted [[astronomical instrument]] for measuring the [[Celestial coordinate system#Altitude|altitude]] of a [[celestial]] object. |
*[[sextant (astronomical)|mural sextant]], a non-reflecting, wall-mounted [[astronomical instrument]] for measuring the [[Celestial coordinate system#Altitude|altitude]] of a [[celestial]] object. |
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*[[Sextant (album)|''Sextant'' (album)]], by Herbie Hancock |
*[[Sextant (album)|''Sextant'' (album)]], by Herbie Hancock |
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*[[Cairo Conference]], held in Cairo, Egypt in 1943 codenamed SEXTANT |
*[[Cairo Conference]], held in Cairo, Egypt in 1943 codenamed SEXTANT |
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Look up sextant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Sextant may refer to:
- sextant, a navigation instrument.
- octant, a navigation instrument, precursor to the navigator's sextant.
- sextant (astronomical), a non-reflecting astronomical instrument for measuring angles.
- mural sextant, a non-reflecting, wall-mounted astronomical instrument for measuring the altitude of a celestial object.
- Sextant (album), by Herbie Hancock
- Cairo Conference, held in Cairo, Egypt in 1943 codenamed SEXTANT
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