单词 | double sextant |
释义 | double sextant [¦dǝb·ǝl `sek·stǝnt] NAVIGATION A sextant designed to enable the observer to measure simultaneously the left and right horizontal sextant angles of a three- point problem; this sextant differs from a standard sextant in that it comprises a circle with two indices inscribed and two coaxial index mirrors; the horizon glass is silvered top and bottom but is clear in the middle to permit direct observation of the center object ashore. |
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