Sextant (disambiguation)

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Sextant may refer to:

Sextant (circle), a circular sector equal to one sixth of a circle, or a third of a semicircle
Sextant, a navigation instrument
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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