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Vintage Mariners’ Navigational Toolkit
Explore the classic instruments that guided sailors through oceans before modern technology.
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  • 1. Tool for measuring angles of elevation
  • 2. Navigator or sailor using nautical instruments
  • 5. Instrument combining celestial navigation with compass bearings
  • 6. Instrument used to determine latitude by measuring star angles
  • 10. Cord and weight used to measure water depth
  • 13. Ancient device measuring celestial altitude for navigation
  • 14. Signal instrument marking time or warnings on board
  • 16. Optical instrument for distant viewing at sea
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  • 3. Nautical map used to plot courses and hazards
  • 4. Navigation method estimating current position from earlier known point
  • 7. Highly precise clock for determining longitude at sea
  • 8. Device used for taking bearings relative to the ship’s heading
  • 9. Early instrument to calculate latitude by sighting the sun
  • 11. Mechanical device recording distance traveled by ship
  • 12. Timekeeping device used to measure intervals aboard ship
  • 15. Instrument measuring sea level changes
  • 17. Device to measure a ship’s speed through water
  • 18. Magnetic device showing cardinal directions
  • 19. Instrument that measures atmospheric pressure for weather prediction
  • 20. Handheld telescope used by sailors
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