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Navigational Astronomy

The Sky at Night

Season 17Episode 8Aired 1973-08-01
Navigational Astronomy

Navigational Astronomy

Until the invention of modern techniques like radar and satellite-guidance, a ship at sea could only find her position by sun and stars. On board ship, Patrick Moore and Cmdr Henry Hatfield, RN, discuss the navigational origins of astronomy, and show how seamen use the sun.