History (Navigation)

History Sites:

The Columbus Navigation Homepage The Columbus Navigation Homepage: The history, navigation, and landfall of Christopher Columbus. Includes a timeline of the life and voyages of Columbus. (History) http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/ Secrets of Ancient Navigation Secrets of Ancient Navigation: An overview from the PBS show "The Search for Longitude". (History) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/secrets.html John Harrison and the Longitude Problem John Harrison and the Longitude Problem: The problem, the man, the clocks and the prize. Online exhibit at Royal Observatory Greenwich. (History) http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server.php?request=setTemplate:singlecontent&contentTypeA=conWebDoc&contentId=355&viewPage=1&navId=005001000002 Longitude at Sea Longitude at Sea: Describes 17th and 18th century use of eclipses of Jupiter's moons to identify position. (History) http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/Things/longitude.html The History of the Sextant The History of the Sextant: The evolution from the earliest instruments to the sophisticated devices used today described and illustrated. (History) http://pwifland.tripod.com/historysextant/ Escape from Antarctica Escape from Antarctica: Recreates the navigation Ernest Shackleton's crew used on their voyage seeking rescue. (History) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/shackleton/navigate/escape.html Wayfinding, or Non-Instrument Navigation Wayfinding, or Non-Instrument Navigation: How Polynesians navigated before the invention of the compass, sextant, or clock. (History) http://leahi.kcc.hawaii.edu/org/pvs/navigate/navigate.html Understanding How Thompson Navigated 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. (History) http://www.northwestjournal.ca/dtnav.html The Seamans Secrets The Seamans Secrets: Text from a book originally printed in 1657 that discusses tides, declinations, and other marine navigation topics. (History) http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/books/seasecr/dseasec1.htm Medieval and Twentieth Century Navigation Medieval and Twentieth Century Navigation: Methods and equipment used by Columbus and by the Apollo astronauts described, compared, and contrasted. (History) http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/navigate.htm Evolution of the Sextant Evolution of the Sextant: Illustrated article including details about dating. Links to antique instruments offered for sale. (History) http://www.westsea.com/tsg3/octlocker/octchart.htm Navigation Instruments Navigation Instruments: Brief descriptions, thumbnails, links to other resources. (History) http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/students/his3487/cantrell/presentation1.html Traditional Navigation in the Western Pacific 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. (History) http://www.museum.upenn.edu/navigation/Intro.html