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kamal

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 1199622 Last modified 17.10.2026
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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 1199623 Last modified 17.10.2026
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Domain metrologymeasuring instruments
kamal former
kamal former
  • taevakehade asukoha järgi navigeerimise vahend, mis määras laiuskraadi, ja mille leiutamine võimaldas teadaolevalt varaseimat laiuskraadi järgi navigeerimist ning oli seega esimene samm kvantitatiivsete meetodite kasutamise suunas navigatsioonis
  • tool for navigating by the positions of celestial bodies that determined latitude - the invention of which enabled what is known as the earliest navigation by latitude, and thus represented the first step toward the use of quantitative methods in navigation
kamal former
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  • Kamali puhul on tegemist on vana navigatsiooniseadmega, mida kasutati meresõidus ja astronoomias laiuskraadi määramiseks. Selle kasutamine sai alguse 9. sajandi lõpu araabia meresõitjate seas ning oli alates 10. sajandist kasutusel India ookeanis. Peagi võtsid selle kasutusele India meresõitjad, hiljem – mõnda aega enne 16. sajandit – aga ka Hiina meresõitjad.
kamal former
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  • The kamal is an ancient navigational instrument that was used in seafaring and astronomy to determine latitude. Its use originated among Arab seafarers in the late 9th century, and from the 10th century onwards, it was employed in the Indian Ocean. It was soon adopted by Indian mariners, and later - sometime before the 16th century - by Chinese mariners as well.

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