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The History of the Sextant
Transcript of a talk given at the Science Museum of The University of Coimbra. Includes photos of ancient devices.
http://www.mat.uc.pt/~helios/Mestre/Novemb00/H61iflan.htm
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The Seamans Secrets
Text from a book originally printed in 1657 that discusses tides, declinations, and other marine navigation topics.
http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/books/seasecr/dseasec1.htm
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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.
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/navigation/Intro.html
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Secrets of Ancient Navigation
An overview from the PBS show "The Search for Longitude".
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/secrets.html
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The History of the Sextant
The evolution from the earliest instruments to the sophisticated devices used today described and illustrated.
http://pwifland.tripod.com/historysextant/
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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.
http://www.northwestjournal.ca/dtnav.html
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Evolution of the Sextant
Illustrated article including details about dating. Links to antique instruments offered for sale.
http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/octlocker/octchart.htm
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Escape from Antarctica
Recreates the navigation Ernest Shackleton's crew used on their voyage seeking rescue.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/navigate/escape.html
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John Harrison and the Longitude Problem
The problem, the man, the clocks and the prize. Online exhibit at Royal Observatory Greenwich.
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server.php?request=setTemplate:singlecontent&contentTypeA=conWebDoc&contentId=355&viewPage=1&navId=005001000002
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Longitude at Sea
Describes 17th and 18th century use of eclipses of Jupiter's moons to identify position.
http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/observations/longitude.html
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