Sextant
Sextant is a figure used to describe and catalogue material of this kind, established as a heading by Library of Congress, OCLC VIAF. It sits within the wider heading of Astronomical instruments; Nautical instruments. Beneath it stand narrower headings including Stadimeter. The name is established as a geographic authority heading by Library of Congress, OCLC VIAF.
Also recorded as Sextant (súhvezdie).
Overview
What the sources state
• Authority record type: Geographic (Virtual International Authority File record 29162365843025461671: Sextant)
• Placed within: Astronomical instruments; Nautical instruments (Library of Congress Subject Headings: Sextant (sh85120694))
• Includes: Stadimeter (Library of Congress Subject Headings: Sextant (sh85120694))
Sources
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Library of Congress Subject Headings: Sextant (sh85120694)
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Virtual International Authority File record 29162365843025461671: Sextant
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