What's a Cross Staff?

The term Jacob's staff is used to refer to several things, also known as cross-staff, a ballastella, a fore-staff, a ballestilla, or a balestilha.

What does a cross staff do?

The cross-staff is an instrument used to measure angles and altitudes, consisting of a trigonometrically graduated staff and one or more perpendicular vanes moving over it.

What are the types of Cross staff?

There are three types of cross staff as given below;
  • Open Cross Staff.
  • French Cross Staff.
  • Adjustable Cross Staff.
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