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The video highlights early maritime navigational tools used to determine latitude. Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit Click Here to Download Video…
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GPS
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Briefly explains how the concepts of celestial navigation are used in today's global positioning systems, (GPS). Early Maritime Navigation Inquiry Unit Click Here to Download Video…
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The Compass
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A brief historical understanding of the magnetic compass and its use in early maritime navigation. Early Maritime Navigation Unit Click Here to Download the Video…
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Cantino Planisphere
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Early Maritime Navigation – Supporting Question 1 & Compass Lesson – Document 1C Visit Source Download PDF…
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Martin Waldseemüller’s 1507 World Map
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A History of the Magnetic Compass
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Secondary Source This navigational instrument led to advances in trade, military might, and science By JOHN VARDALAS 8 November 2013 Visit Source Download PDF Inhospitable as it can be, the sea h…
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The Mariners Compass
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Early Maritime Navigation – Compass Lesson Warm-Up The Mariner’s Compass excerpted from La Bible de Guyot de Provings – 1205     From the Compass Museum,  http://compassmuseum.com, misce…
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Mariner’s Compass – 1500s
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Mariner’s Compass – 1750
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Mariner’s Compass – 1760
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