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What instrument did navigators use to calculate the positions of the sun and the stars?
a caravel
a carrack
an astrolabe
a compass
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an astrolabe
Navigators used the astrolabe to measure the altitude of the sun and stars to determine latitude. (A caravel and carrack are ship types; a compass gives direction, not celestial positions.)
Navigators used the astrolabe to measure the altitude of the sun and stars to determine latitude. (A caravel and carrack are ship types; a compass gives direction, not celestial positions.)
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