Navigation

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English: Navigation is the art and science of determining one's position so as to safely travel to a desired destination. Different techniques have evolved over the ages in different cultures, but all involve locating one's position compared to known locations or patterns.

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Navigation tools [edit]

  • Astronomiska instrument, Sextant, Nordisk familjebok.png
  • Chrono marine2.jpg
  • ECDISTA.jpg
  • Frieberger drum marine sextant.jpg
  • Grand Turk(35).jpg
  • Navigation system on a merchant ship 2.jpg
  • Navigation system on a merchant ship.jpg
  • Navisphere2.jpg
  • Sextant2.jpg
  • Octant-scale-and-index.jpg
  • Octant-notepad.jpg
  • Octant pinnula and horizon mirror.jpg
  • Experienced sextant.jpg
  • Iamsar searchpattern.JPG

GPS [edit]

  • 2 SOPS space systems operator 040205-F-0000C-001.jpg
  • GPS Satellite NASA art-iif.jpg
  • GPS roof antenna dsc06160.jpg
  • Magellan GPS Blazer12.jpg
  • Satellite-navigation.jpg

Navigators [edit]

See also [edit]

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