Why don't we say Theodalite instead of inclinometer?
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An inclinometer or clinometer is an instrument used for measuring angles of slope (or tilt), elevation, or depression of an object with respect to gravity's direction. ... Astrolabes are inclinometers that were used for navigation and locating astronomical objects from ancient times to the Renaissance
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Whether you travel by foot, using a boat, airplane or space ship there are many common and related techniques and instruments for navigation. Typically we want to either find our own position or the position of some observed object.
While navigation for each of these areas can be studied separately many places, what I find interesting is that there is a lot of overlap between the approaches used. There are a few core concepts repeated in different ways.