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Definitions of octants in various dictionaries:
noun - a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body
adj - an eighth of a circle [n -S] : OCTANTAL
OCTANTS - The octant projection or octants projection, is a type of projection proposed the first time, in 1508, by Leonardo da Vinci in his Codex Atlanticus. ...
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Plural form of octant. |
an arc of a circle equal to one eighth of its circumference, or the area enclosed by such an arc with two radii of the circle. |
An arc of a circle equal to one eighth of its circumference, or the area enclosed by such an arc with two radii of the circle. |
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The octant projection or octants projection, is a type of projection proposed the first time, in 1508, by Leonardo da Vinci in his Codex Atlanticus. Leonardo's authorship would be demonstrated by Christopher Tyler, who stated "For those projections dated later than 1508, his drawings should be effectively considered the original precursors ...". In fact, there is a sketch of it on a page in the Codex Atlanticus manuscripts, made from the very hand of Leonardo, being Leonardo's sketch, the first known description of the octant projection.The same page of the Codex contains sketches of eight other projections of the globe (those known in the late fifteenth century), being studied by Leonardo, ranging from the Ptolemy's conical planisphere projection to the one proposed by Rosselli, |