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词汇 Backstaff
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Backstaff

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Backstaff

Figure 2 – The second Davis Quadrant after an illustration in his book, Seaman's Secrets. The arc above is replaced with an arc below and a shadow-casting transom above. This instrument can now measure up to 90°.
Figure 3 – The Davis Quadrant as it evolved by the mid-17th century. The upper transom has been replaced with a 60° arc.
Figure 6 – Cross-staff by Thomas Hood. Though called a cross-staff, this instrument uses a shadow vane to cast a shadow on the instrument to measure the altitude of the sun.
Figure 7 – Cole quadrant from 1748.

The backstaff is a navigational instrument that was used to measure the altitude of a celestial body, in particular the sun or moon. When observing the sun, users kept the sun to their back (hence the name) and observed the shadow cast by the upper vane on a horizon vane. It was invented by the English navigator John Davis who described it in his book Seaman's Secrets in 1594.

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