bubble sextant

  • 41Liste von Eigennamen von Deep-Sky-Objekten — Diese Seite ist eine Liste von Eigennamen von Deep Sky Objekten. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Sternhaufen und Sterngruppen 2 Interstellare Materie 3 Galaxien, Galaxiengruppen und haufen 4 Weitere astron …

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  • 42Coriolis effect — i. The apparent effect of a number of forces that act upon a body or particle set in motion on the earth’s surface, tending to divert the moving object to the right of its path in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere …

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  • 43artificial horizon — /ˌatəfɪʃəl həˈraɪzən/ (say .ahtuhfishuhl huh ruyzuhn) noun 1. a level reflector, as a surface of mercury, used in determining the altitudes of stars, etc. 2. the bubble in a sextant or octant for aerial use …

  • 44oc|tant — «OK tuhnt», noun. 1. one eighth of a circle; a 45 degree angle or arc. 2. one of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three planes intersecting at one point. 3. a) an instrument having an arc of 45 degrees, used in navigation to… …

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