Multiple Choice
As Europeans made advances in navigation and maritime technology in the fifteenth century,they made efficient use of the quadrant,which:
A) calculated direction using magnetic forces.
B) calculated latitude using the North Star.
C) calculated latitude using the sun.
D) calculated longitude using standard marine tables.
E) calculated longitude using the marine chronometer.
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