KnowraSextantLinked fromLinked fromThe 14 pages that link to Sextant, each with the reason it gives.All 14Broader topic 1Related 8Compared with 5AstrolabeCompared with: The sextant replaced many nautical altitude measurements with more precise angular comparisons.Cross-staffCompared with: Its optical design made celestial measurements more practical aboard moving ships.AlidadeCompared with: A sextant measures angles by reflection, unlike an alidade’s direct sighting against an instrument scale.Jacob’s staffCompared with: The sextant replaced simple cross-staff sighting for many navigational measurements.StadimeterCompared with: A sextant measures angles for navigation; a stadimeter uses an angle to estimate an object's range.