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How did an Italian astrolabe end up on the New Zealand passport?
A few years ago I enjoyed a blog post in which National Maritime Museum curator Rebekah Higgitt wrote about the “navigation” theme of the...

Seb Falk
Aug 16, 20155 min read


Historic navigational instruments on trial
I started this blog when I reconstructed a medieval equatorium. I wanted to understand how it worked, and the best way was to follow the...

Seb Falk
Mar 25, 20154 min read


Ships, Clocks & Stars
I recently visited, and very much enjoyed, the exhibition at the National Maritime Museum about the quest for longitude. It’s on until...

Seb Falk
Oct 8, 20141 min read
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