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Celestial Navigation Tools of Yore
Explore the vintage maritime instruments used for navigating the seas under the stars and beyond.
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- 1. Highly accurate clock for determining longitude
- 2. Detailed map of sea routes and coastlines
- 3. Predecessor to the sextant for angular measurement
- 4. Process of marking positions on navigation charts
- 8. Ancient device measuring celestial altitudes
- 11. Type of astrolabe used for navigation
- 14. Wind indicator on a ship’s mast
- 16. Used for marking time and signals on a ship
- 18. Traditional unit measured with logline knots (speed)
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- 5. Magnetic device indicating direction at sea
- 6. Tool for measuring angles on nautical charts
- 7. Navigation method estimating position using speed and direction
- 9. Primitive instrument for measuring angle to the horizon
- 10. Sand timer to track time aboard ship
- 12. Sight component used in many surveying and navigation tools
- 13. Tool used to calculate angles of elevation
- 15. Name of a traditional sounding weight to measure depth
- 17. Device to measure a ship's speed by knotted rope
- 19. Small boat often used alongside ships equipped with instruments
- 20. Instrument for measuring angles between celestial objects
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