How did sailors in the Age of Sail figure out a ship’s position in the open ocean? They used a sextant, a navigational tool that measures the angles between the horizon and the sun at noon to determine a ship’s latitude. Learn more in this video.
How did sailors in the Age of Sail figure out a ship’s position in the open ocean? They used a sextant, a navigational tool that measures the angles between the horizon and the sun at noon to determine a ship’s latitude. Learn more in this video.
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