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cross staff [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surveying Techniques
- Mathematical Geography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cross staff
1, record 1, English, cross%20staff
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shod pole for mounting 1, record 1, English, shod%20pole%20for%20mounting
- sight pole 1, record 1, English, sight%20pole
- line staff 1, record 1, English, line%20staff
- picket 1, record 1, English, picket
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A surveying instrument for laying off offsets perpendicular to the main course and consisting of two pairs of sights at right angles to each other on a staff sharp at the end. 1, record 1, English, - cross%20staff
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'arpentage
- Géographie mathématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bâton d'équerre
1, record 1, French, b%C3%A2ton%20d%27%C3%A9querre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piquet, ordinairement en métal avec sabot, permettant la fixation d'une équerre d'arpentage. 1, record 1, French, - b%C3%A2ton%20d%27%C3%A9querre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marine and River Navigation Aids
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cross-staff
1, record 2, English, cross%2Dstaff
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Jacob's staff 2, record 2, English, Jacob%27s%20staff
correct, obsolete
- cross staff 3, record 2, English, cross%20staff
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument once used at sea for taking the altitudes of celestial bodies, especially of the sun. 4, record 2, English, - cross%2Dstaff
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Along with revolutions in the design, size, and rigging of ships came improvements in navigational equipment, notably the cross-staff, a 16th-century device that virtually replaced the astrolabe as a means of finding the altitude of a star or the sun and therefore the latitude of the ship. 5, record 2, English, - cross%2Dstaff
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: cross-staffs, cross-staves. 6, record 2, English, - cross%2Dstaff
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- arbalète
1, record 2, French, arbal%C3%A8te
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bâton de Jacob 2, record 2, French, b%C3%A2ton%20de%20Jacob
correct, masculine noun
- arbalète de Jacob 3, record 2, French, arbal%C3%A8te%20de%20Jacob
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument ancien servant à mesurer la hauteur des astres ou du soleil sur l'horizon. 3, record 2, French, - arbal%C3%A8te
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'origine arabe, l'arbalète de Jacob fut, avec l'anneau astronomique, un des premiers instruments inventés pour déterminer la latitude et faire le point en mer. Elle était utilisée à la fin de XVème siècle et pendant les grandes découvertes et ne fut abandonnée qu'au XVIIIème siècle. Perfectionnée par l'adjonction de viseurs et d'arcs gradués, elle a conduit au quartier de Davis d'où dérivent l'octant et le sextant. 3, record 2, French, - arbal%C3%A8te
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ayuda a la navegación marítima y fluvial
- Navegación fluvial y marítima
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- astrolabio
1, record 2, Spanish, astrolabio
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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