An astrolabe was a/an
A) sighting instrument devised in ancient times and improved by Arab astronomers, which enabled the navigator to calculate latitude.
B) Chinese invention, which helped a navigator set and hold a ship's course as it pointed north.
C) Arab invention, which helped a navigator set and hold a ship's course as it pointed north.
D) sighting instrument devised in ancient times and improved by Greek astronomers, which enabled the navigator to calculate latitude.
E) pointing device that allowed seafarers to find their way home from westwards directions.
A
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