Marine Navigation and the Development of the Motion Reference Unit
History of Marine Navigation The Stars Early sea-fairing explorers utilized the stars as their navigational aid.Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, utilized devices such as the gnomon, Kamal, sea astrolabe, quadrant, cross-staff, back-staff, and sextant. Magnetic Compass Dating back as early as 200 BCE in China during the reign of the Qin dynasty, the Chinese […]
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