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  • Escape from Antarctica: Recreates the navigation Ernest Shackleton's crew used on their voyage seeking rescue.
  • Evolution of the Sextant: Illustrated article including details about dating. Links to antique instruments offered for sale.
  • John Harrison and the Longitude Problem: The problem, the man, the clocks and the prize. Online exhibit at Royal Observatory Greenwich.
  • Longitude at Sea: Describes 17th and 18th century use of eclipses of Jupiter's moons to identify position.
  • Medieval and Twentieth Century Navigation: Methods and equipment used by Columbus and by the Apollo astronauts described, compared, and contrasted.
  • Navigation Instruments: Brief descriptions, thumbnails, links to other resources.
  • 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 timeline of the life and voyages of Columbus.
  • The History of the Sextant: Transcript of a talk given at the Science Museum of The University of Coimbra. Includes photos of ancient devices.
  • The History of the Sextant: The evolution from the earliest instruments to the sophisticated devices used today described and illustrated.
  • The Seamans Secrets: Text from a book originally printed in 1657 that discusses tides, declinations, and other marine navigation topics.
  • Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific: Covers the role, techniques, and tools of the Carolinian navigator. From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
  • Understanding How Thompson Navigated: About David Thompson's exploration of western Canada and the northwestern United States from 1790 to 1812, using a sextant and compass. From the Northwest Journal.
  • Viking Navigation: Summary from the last chapter of The Viking by Howard La Fey.
  • Wayfinding, or Non-Instrument Navigation: How Polynesians navigated before the invention of the compass, sextant, or clock.


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