Modern transport-category jets navigate using advanced Inertial Reference Systems (IRS) equipped with laser-ring gyros, replacing older sextant and INS methods. Position data from the IRS is combined ...
Chronicles the author's first transatlantic voyage, when he learned to navigate using a sextant, and traces how this indispensible navigational tool was used by daring mariners to explore and map the ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Apollo spacecraft contained a ...