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  • (cur | prev) 19:30, 25 March 2011Sean (talk | contribs). . (443 bytes) (+443). . ("The back-staff, also known as the Davis quadrant (called a quadrant because it could measure up to 90º), was the first instrument specifically designed for finding latitude at sea. English explorer John Davis conceived the instrument while on a voyage t)