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English: Diagram of a marine sextant used for observing heavenly bodies.

Other languages:

Čeština: Schematické znázornění námořnického sextantu

Deutsch: Schema eines Sextanten zur Beobachtung von Himmelskörpern.

English: Diagram of a marine sextant used for observing heavenly bodies.

Español: Diagrama de un sextante, instrumento utilizado para la medición de ángulos entre dos objetos.

Esperanto: Diagramo de mara Sekstanto uzata por observado de Astroj

Français : Schéma d'un sextant de marine utilisé pour la mesure de la position des corps célestes.

Gaeilge: Léaráid de sheiseamhán mara, a húsáidtear chun breathnú ar na corpáin spéire.

Italiano: Diagramma di un sestante marino usato per l'osservazione dei corpi celesti.

Magyar: Tengerészeti szextáns sematikus rajza

Nederlands: Diagram van een trommelsextant, gebruikt voor het observeren van hemellichamen.

Polski: Diagram sekstantu używanego do obserwacji ciał niebieskich.

Português: Diagrama de um sextante náutico, utilizado para observar a altura dos astros no mar

Sicilianu: Diagramma dûn sistanti marinu usatu pi l'ossirvazzioni dê corpi cilesti.

Slovenčina: Schematické znázornenie námorníckeho sextantu

Svenska: Sextanten kan användas för att navigera efter himlakroppar.

Türkçe: Gökyüzündeki cisimleri gözlemlemek için kullanılan denizci sekstantının çizimi.

Қазақша: Аспан нысандары бойынша бағдарлау үшін қолданатын теңізшілер секстантының тәсімі.

Македонски: Морепловен секстант за набљудување на небесни тела.

Русский: Схема морского секстанта, используемого для наблюдения положения небесных тел.

日本語：六分儀

中文：航海六分仪图解

中文（繁體）：航海六分儀圖解

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DescriptionMarine sextant.svg	English: diagram of a marine sextant used for observing heavenly bodies Français : Diagramme d'un sextant de marine utilisé pour se positionner en observant les corps célestes. version française.
Date	October 2006
Source	Own work
Author	Joaquim Alves Gaspar
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