concept   sextant
7 commonsense assertions
Cultures (7) • Western culture (1) • Pacific Island nations (1) • Eastern countries (1) • Navigation culture (1) • astronomical culture (1) • maritime culture (1) • naval culture (1)
# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 sextant Western culture The sextant was historically used by sailors in Western culture for celestial navigation at sea. 4
2 sextant Pacific Island nations Traditional navigation methods are prevalent in Pacific Island nations, reducing reliance on sextants. 2
3 sextant Eastern countries The sextant is less commonly known and used in Eastern countries due to differences in traditional navigation methods. 1
4 sextant Navigation culture The sextant is an essential tool for celestial navigation at sea, used to measure the angle between a celestial object and the horizon to determine latitude. 1
5 sextant astronomical culture The sextant is a historical instrument used in astronomical culture for celestial navigation and mapping stars by measuring angular distance between celestial bodies. 1
6 sextant maritime culture The sextant is an essential navigation tool for sailors in maritime culture, used to measure the angle between a celestial object and the horizon. 1
7 sextant naval culture The sextant was an essential tool for marine navigation in naval culture, especially before the invention of GPS. 1