https://padlet.com/kbrown5362/fiw4f76uubht telescopes, astrolabes, compasses, sextants en-us 2019-11-15 18:12:24 UTC 2019-11-22 18:29:52 UTC hello@padlet.com kbrown5362 https://padlet.com/kbrown5362/fiw4f76uubht/wish/411963403 An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer containing an arrangement of lenses or of curved mirror lenses by witch rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified ]]> 2019-11-15 18:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrown5362/fiw4f76uubht/wish/411963403 kbrown5362 https://padlet.com/kbrown5362/fiw4f76uubht/wish/411972069 The Astrolabe is a tool using the positions of stars or sun is formerly used in navigation to help explores and and sailors figure out where they were.]]> 2019-11-15 18:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrown5362/fiw4f76uubht/wish/411972069 kbrown5362 https://padlet.com/kbrown5362/fiw4f76uubht/wish/415428542 A compasses is a tool for finding direction a simple compasses is a magnetic needle mounted on a pivot or short pin the needle which can spin freely points north.]]> 2019-11-22 18:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrown5362/fiw4f76uubht/wish/415428542 kbrown5362 https://padlet.com/kbrown5362/fiw4f76uubht/wish/415432905 A sextants is a measuring instrument to measure the angle of elevation of a celestial object traditionally the above the horizon . ]]> 2019-11-22 18:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kbrown5362/fiw4f76uubht/wish/415432905