NauticalMart Marine Captain Sextant - Brass Nautical Sextant 8" with Wooden Box Marine Captain Sextant - Brass Nautical Sextant 8" Comes with wooden box Size: 20cm x 20cm x 10cm Manufactured by Medieval Epic Best Gift For Your Family And Friends A sextant is an instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects. Its primary use is to determine the angle between acelestial object and the horizon which is known as the altitude. Making this measurement is known as sighting the object, shooting the object, or taking a sight. The angle, and the time when it was measured, can be used to calculate a position line on a nautical or aeronautical chart. A common use of the sextant is to sight the sun at noon to find one's latitude. This Is Antique Reproduction Solid brass Sextant, can be used for basic observation or suitable for collectors and can be a gift for someone Size: 20cm x 20cm x 10cm Description:- Titanic Memorabilia Brass Sextant.This decorative sextant is a Beautiful Gift for Navy lovers" A sextant is an instrument that measures the angle between two objects that are visible. Primarily, it is used to measure the angle between a celestial body and the horizon, a process normally known as sighting the object or taking a sight. The angle measured and the time at which it was measured is then used to identify the location of the user on the grid map of the world. Thus sextants are basically navigational tools and have been successfully used by seaman and even other travelers over the years. The most common process of this is to sight the sun at noon to find the latitude of one's location. Manufactured sold by NauticalMart