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- Jacobs_staff abstract "For the plant known as the ocotillo, sometimes called the Jacob's staff, see ocotillo.The term Jacob's staff, also cross-staff, a ballastella, a fore-staff, or a balestilha, is used to refer to several things. This can lead to considerable confusion unless one clarifies the purpose for the object so named. In its most basic form, a Jacob's staff is a stick or pole with length markings; most staffs are much more complicated than that, and usually contain a number of measurement and stabilization features. The two most frequent uses are: in astronomy and navigation for a simple device to measure angles, later replaced by the more precise sextants; in surveying (and scientific fields that use surveying techniques, such as geology and ecology) for a vertical rod that penetrates or sits on the ground and supports a compass or other instrument.The simplest use of a Jacob's staff is to make qualitative judgements of the height and angle of an object relative to the user of the staff.".
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- Jacobs_staff subject Category:History_of_astronomy.
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