Sextant

The Sextant: Math Solved the Longitude Problem

The Sextant

Sources

  • Coordinately
  • Science Museum
  • NOAA
  • TedED
  • Map Men
  • Sextant Tutorial: The Principles of the Sextant
  • Casual Navigation
  • Applet
  • Trigonometry in Navigation
  • Double Reflection Principle
  • PBS