PredictionX: Boylam Olmadan Kaybolmak

Öğrenecekleriniz

• What exactly navigation is and how it works
• The importance of position, direction, and speed
• The many navigational tools of the 18th century
• How the motion of the sun and stars aids navigation
• Why longitude is so difficult to determine
• The historical context of navigation’s technical advances
• The role of chronometers and lunar distance
• The story of John Harrison and The Longitude Prize