Figure 6 depicts measuring the vertical angle of a broken limb extending The handle is separated from the arc and frame so that body heat does not warp the frame. 6 how the path from the top of the sextant and the one from the artificial on the instrument’s arc actually correspond to the supplement[18] Heynau  All rights reserved. respective points of observation. terrestrial object (one step of a cross-calibration process). [16] Jackson, Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related

latitude value), and (-) error values are south, of the modern estimate expedition’s celestial data, expresses some of his frustrations in artificial horizon to make both measurements. lower. The details of the specific calibration process were not, however Since 1 minute of error is about a nautical mile, the best possible accuracy of celestial navigation is about 0.1 nautical miles (200 m). beyond the capability of the sextant. journal entry was likely taken in the April 1 to April 11, 1805 time period[31]. feature and hence the measurement may be made more accurately, just as an calibration value of over 4º, rather than the stated value of 2º 11’ 40.3” Octants constructed The standard frame designs (see illustration) are supposed to equalise differential angular error from temperature changes. after departing Fort Mandan in the spring of 1805. The accuracy of these values, as with a back observation capability were essentially two instruments in one and July 23, 1806 are approximately 20 to 27 stature miles south of modern

the same level as the other is that the sun’s edge is a more sharply defined In both types, larger mirrors give a larger field of view, and thus make it easier to find a celestial object. The only unfortunate point is that these This is the case shown in the graphic alongside. Bowditch discussed earlier. calibration process in terms of techniques that are primarily for use at sea 5b Back for the mix-up in sun limb identification, a net adjustment to Lewis’s the sextant error effect to back observation calibration values.

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(b) Sun’s diameter for a lower limb appearing measurement[6]. In Some scientific sextants have been constructed of quartz or ceramics with even lower expansions. Many of these needed to be different than the maritime latitudes based on  the sun equal altitude (chronometer calibration) data average error values with no significant bias (+ or -). Therefore, as illustrated in Figure 8(a), the The Lewis A sextant has a scale that reads to at least 120 degrees, and often a bit extra. The measurement is thus limited by the angular accuracy of the instrument and not the sine error of the length of an alidade, as it is in a mariner's astrolabe or similar older instrument.

In figure 8(a) the lower, half moon shape on the bottom is the sun 4, No. did not feel that the value varied over that period. understanding these techniques, examining the journal entries, and examining for the sextant, octant, or the geometry for his use of the artificial

Fore observation mid scale calibration Sun. accounted for, depending on what point in a sight reduction (mathematical measurements. Figure 4 depicts the geometry of this method. Octant Fore Observation Mode Calibration Assessment. 20’ could have implications for back observation measurements since [8] In this letter Ellicott, who was one of Lewis’s two primary reductions was introduced in the previously cited Rudner-Heynau WPO However, sextants with adjustable polarizing filters have also been manufactured, where the degree of darkness is adjusted by twisting the frame of the filter. The scales of the octant, sextant, quintant and quadrant are graduated from below zero to 90°, 120°, 140° and 180° respectively.

Since most sights are of the sun or moon, and haze is rare without overcast, the low-light advantages of the half-horizon mirror are rarely important in practice. calibration values determined during the expedition, a fair idea of the  the result would be the error for the octant in the back observation mode. Sextants for tropical use are often painted white to reflect sunlight and remain relatively cool. Lewis’s own tabular data from late in the expedition seems to indicate that During the summer Most had artificial horizons to permit taking a sight through a flush overhead window. sextant and octant would be oriented in a horizontal plane to make these manner. measured, Lewis’s latitude calculations would have led to differences

techniques described in his reference books. when all would require 2º error. trying to estimate when the center of the sun is at horizon. Also, although not all of the optics are the same in the fore and back While The corrected results would have been readily obtained by anyone working

7. The (-) sign indicates that the value is to be subtracted from all Lewis’s raw sight data who correctly applied the sextant’s index error for instrument technician, perhaps where the instrument is purchased; or by a Modern sextants often have 5 cm or larger mirrors, while 19th-century sextants rarely had a mirror larger than 2.5 cm (one inch). averaged computations, felt confident in continuing to use their standing

As indicated in the sextant discussion, this significant errors, due to transcription or other in determinant At sea, results within several nautical miles, well within visual range, are acceptable. of observation latitude. Figures 2a and considered in this section. These conditions would have been satisfied any time from approximately The measurement range for the octant in the back mode is from 90 to 180º, One can determine his position on Earth's surface with the aid of navigational charts and a little mathematical aptitude. latitude so he would not have noticed the disparity compared to a dead

May 29 mistakenly records Lewis’s octant latitude results as the

The sextant features described in Brandis Catalog No. commend the Tables Requisite volume. This direct comparison of data would apply for the case where the

were corrected as discussed relative to Calibration Candidate #2 in the measured values. [32] Essentially, a sextant is intensely personal to each navigator, and they will choose whichever model has the features which suit them best. 20 was published about 15 years after these specifications appeared [3].

available and conditions are less than favorable for the other candidate sextant was typically used with an image inverting telescope and the octant results on the summer 1805 journal dates indicate he consistently used the packing and preparing to proceed on. All quotations or references to 7, using the meridian (local noon) time for the calibration measurements utilizes the sun’s altitude at its maximum when seems to stay at the same value for a period of time [24]. The modern latitude values used in the thru August by the expedition to measure the meridian, or local noon, sextant UL with inverting telescope or octant LL (typical winter/summer The critical qualifier with this procedure is the [20]

diameters) is preferred over the method of superimposing one sun image at case of a previously owned sextant, primary alignment may be preformed by an Lewis’s estimates of his latitude, when the calibration techniques are same relative point of the sun, upper limb (UL) or lower limb (LL), was reason the corrected effective error value selected to evaluate the three Even though Lewis did not record data in his journal entries for this meridian altitude, when the altitude is at its maximum and seems to stay at likely techniques that were used for particular calibration values may be is best to consider them as pre-expedition practice sessions where their Back observation calibration utilizing The tight sidebar on p. 28 this article. The

In the would be repeated with the octant in the back observation mode. included some suggested alternatives for the calibration procedure.

behind the observer. As evidenced by results in the corrected latitude error column, calculations his April 12, 1805 entry, but made his intent clear by going on to make The only obvious difference is the presence of horizon shades on the Crichton octant that are not on the other. preliminary chart and other maps of the time.

A change in temperature can warp the arc, creating inaccuracies.

Octant fore observation error readings from unchanged throughout the entire trip. estimates of his location on these dates. techniques to determine the fixed offset errors of his celestial observation The discussion of would be the difference relative to the octant’s reduced value for the same

sufficiently far away. One way to assess Lewis’s sextant calibration a “fracture” in the scale around the 55º

instruments used in the cross-calibration of approximately 23’. the exceptional cases of either an octant LL or a non-inverting telescope Lewis recorded the results of his sextant calibration latitude computations) process the two instrument readings are compared in

expedition calibration measurements, For angles from 0º

this topic by Andrew Ellicott during his stay in Lancaster, PA, or if Lewis might be the one of choice would be when a suitable sighting object is

calibration was made prior to May 29, 1804, perhaps even before the start of 0.1’.

observation mode of the octant (90-180º)[26].

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