, denotes the 6th part of a circle, or an arch containing 60 degrees.
Sextant is more particularly used for an astronomical instrument. It is made like a quadrant, excepting that its limb only contains 60 degrees. Its use and application are the same with those of the Quadrant; which see.
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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.
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