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Astronomers used the cross-staff for measuring the angle between the directions of two stars. ... Ships' officers used it to measure the elevation angle of the noontime Sun above the horizon, which allowed them to estimate their latitude
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It belongs in the Northeast region.
Solid
Naturally occurring
Definite chemical composition
Inorganic
Definite crystalline structure
Western European nations maintained democratic political systems.
