Marine Navigation and the Development of the Motion Reference Unit

Posted by Will Dillingham on Jun 18, 2020 3:22:54 PM

History of Marine Navigation

                The Stars

Early sea-fairing explorers utilized the stars as their navigational aid. Celestial navigation, or otherwise 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 originally used magnetism to construct fortune-telling boards, which turned out to be used for following directions in more than one way (1). Early magnetic compasses began to be commonly used as navigation aids in the 11th century.

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Topics: GPS Denied Navigation, GPS-Aided Navigation, Navigation, Marine, History


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