Usage examples for quadrant
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During his stay at Augsburg he constructed a quadrant of fourteen cubits radius, on which were indicated the single minutes of a degree; he made many valuable observations with this instrument, which he used in combination with a large sextant. – The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Thomas Orchard
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After a long chase the quadrant was recovered, but some of the smaller parts were missing. – The Life of Captain James Cook by Arthur Kitson
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I am being held prisoner with Cadet Roger Manning aboard the spaceship Space Knight in space quadrant four, chart C for Charley.... – Treachery in Outer Space by Carey Rockwell and Louis Glanzman