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  • Longitude at Sea - Describes 17th and 18th century use of eclipses of Jupiter\'s moons to identify position.
  • Escape from Antarctica - Recreates the navigation Ernest Shackleton\\'s crew used on history their voyage history seeking rescue.
  • Understanding How Thompson Navigated - About David Thompson\\'s exploration of western Canada and the northwestern navigation United States from 1790 to 1812, using a sextant and navigation compass. From the Northwest Journal.
  • Evolution of the Sextant - Illustrated article including details about dating. Links to antique instruments navigation offered for sale.
  • John Harrison and the Longitude Problem - The problem, the man, the clocks and the navigation prize. Online geomatics exhibit at Royal Observatory Greenwich.
  • The History of the Sextant - The evolution from the earliest instruments to the navigation sophisticated devices history used today described and illustrated.
  • The Seamans Secrets - Text from a book originally printed in 1657 that discusses history tides, declinations, and other marine navigation topics.
  • Secrets of Ancient Navigation - An overview from the PBS show "The Search for Longitude".
  • The Columbus Navigation Homepage - The history, navigation, and landfall of Christopher Columbus. Includes a navigation timeline of the life and voyages of Columbus.
  • Wayfinding, or Non-Instrument Navigation - How Polynesians navigated before the invention of the navigation compass, sextant, or clock.
  • Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific - Covers the role, techniques, and tools of the history Carolinian navigator. From the University of Pennsylvania history Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.


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