Backstaff
Definition of Backstaff
Back´staff`
n.
1.
An
instrument
formerly
used
for
taking
the
altitude
of
the
heavenly
bodies
,
but
now
superseded
by
the
quadrant
and
sextant
; -
so
called
because
the
observer
turned
his
back
to
the
body
observed
.
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backspace
-Backstaff-
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backstroke
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