A sextant is the antique version of a GPS. And in his basement workshop, Ridge White is one of the few people in the world still servicing and repairing the instruments. “Sarah,” a replica of an ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Sextant made for the German navy and ...

HE became a national hero when his ship rescued hundreds of survivors from the stricken liner Titanic. Now the sextant used by Sir Arthur Rostron to set a course to the site of the disaster is set to ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. There's a tiny, faint constellation that even astronomers find hard to spot without a chart. It lies just south of the more prominent ...