Curious Minds Did You Know : The Sextant gets it's name from the fact it's arc angle is 60 degrees which is a sixth of a total circle.
The Sextant kit from Astromedia is a wonderful example of an instrument used to measure angles by sailors and explorers. A great kit for anyone interesting in exploration or astronavigation, piece together the Sextant which is accurate to 5-10 arc minutes.
