<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31419162</termId><termName>octants</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Reflecting navigational instruments used for measuring the altitude of celestial bodies and having an arc of 1/8 of a circle, but due to their reflecting properties can measure up to 90 degrees; invented in the 1730s and used into the 19th century when superseded by sextants. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:52:52</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31419163</termId><termName>octant</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31398114</termId><termName>vertical angle measuring devices</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31383815</termId><termName>astronomical instruments</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>