Sextant (disambiguation)
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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
See also:
- Sextans, a minor equatorial constellation
- Sextans (coin), an ancient Roman coin