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15th-Century Navigation Instruments |
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| Here is a collection of the principal instruments used by sailors in the 15th century to navigate their ships around the world. The cross-staff, quadrant, astrolabe, and nocturnal were all used in conjunction with either the sun or the stars in the night sky. | ||||||
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