Thursday, March 15, 2012

What is a quadrant?


   Quadrant is an instrument used for measuring altitudes in navigation, surveying, and astronomy. The instrument gets its name from the mathematical quadrant, which consists of one-fourth of a circle. It is shaped like one quarter of a pie and has a scale marked on its curved edge. Another instrument, the sextant, has largely replaced it.


Quadrant

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