Sextant (disambiguation)
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Sextant may refer to:
- A sector equal to one sixth of a circle, or a third of a semicircle, see Circular sector
- Sextant, a navigation instrument
- 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