Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Gunter's quadrant

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Gunter's quadrant


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A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale.