GUNTER'S QUADRANT


Meaning of GUNTER'S QUADRANT in English

A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale.

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