Sextants and the History of Celestial Navigation
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Published on 01 Nov 2023 / In
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The sextant is a nagivational instrument developed in the mid-18th Century, used to determine latitude from the altitude of celestial objects. In this video I examine the history of celestial navigation, how a sextant is used, and specialized sextants used for aerial navigation.
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This whole issue - is extraordinarily clever...
Awesome video! I actually have the same sextant (the one in the wood case) in my office.