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What are the instruments in navigation?
the instruments in navigation are gps's, kamals, sextants, cross staff, back staff, mariners astrolabe, quadrant, and octants :)
What devices where responsible for helping sailors navigate the ocean?
There are quite a few devices that have made sea exploration as you know it possible. Submarines are one of these devices.
How many octants are in the three-dimensional coordinate system?
Eight. That may be a big part of the reason why they're called "OCTants".Or maybe it's just a coincidence.
Do people use sextants today?
Sextants are still used today by some sailors, navigators, and maritime enthusiasts for celestial navigation. While GPS systems have largely replaced sextants for navigation on most modern ships, sextants are still valued for their reliability as a backup navigation tool and for their historical significance.
How are octants and quadrants similar?
Quadrants are usually the four parts of a circle that are created by the two coordinate axes - in 2-dimensional space. Octants are their 3-dimensional counterparts: they are the eight shapes created by the three [orthogonal] coordinate planes.
What are some items that made sailing easier?
Compasses, sextants, astrolabes, telescopes, and binoculars.
How do sailors use sextants?
Sailors use sextants to measure the angle between a celestial body, such as the sun or a star, and the horizon. By knowing the time of day and comparing this angle with the celestial body's known position in the sky, sailors can determine their latitude and longitude, assisting with navigation at sea.
How did saliors charterd their ways across the seas?
They took star-sights with sextants and often made their own maps.
What instrument measures angles in degrees?
A protractor is one such instrument. Navigational aides that do the same include compasses and sextants.
Explain Octree method for hidden surface removal?
The octree method for hidden surface removal involves dividing the 3D space into smaller and smaller octants. Each octant is further divided until a certain criteria is met (e.g., maximum depth or minimum size). This hierarchical structure helps identify and remove hidden surfaces by checking which octants are completely hidden by others. The octree method is efficient for accelerating rendering in complex 3D scenes.
How can a explorer tell when he is at the north pole?
Nowadays it is easy because of GPS, but in the olden days they had to use real navigation techniques with sextants and magnetic variation charts.
What did Sir Robert Falcon Scott use to navigate?
Navigation technologies in the age of Heroic Exploration included sextants, theodolites and other celestial navigation tools.
