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Preferred term

Cross-staffs  

Definition

  • Calibrated wooden rods with sliding crosspieces, used for measuring the altitude of celestial bodies; forerunners of modern sextants [AAT 94]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Forestaffs
  • Jacob's staffs

Notation

  • 112975

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-C04VWFQC-D

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