Sextant (disambiguation)

Sextant (disambiguation)

Sextant may refer to:

*Sextant, a navigation instrument
*Octant, a navigation instrument, precursor to the navigator's sextant
*Sextant (astronomical), a non-reflecting astronomical instrument for measuring angles
*Mural sextant, a non-reflecting, wall-mounted astronomical instrument for measuring the altitude of a celestial object
*"Sextant" (album), by Herbie Hancock
*Cairo Conference, held in Cairo, Egypt in 1943 codenamed SEXTANT

See also:
*Sextans, a minor equatorial constellation
*Sextans (coin), an ancient Roman coin


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