Seb FalkAug 16, 20155 minHow 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 FalkMar 25, 20154 minHistoric navigational instruments on trialI 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 FalkOct 8, 20141 minShips, Clocks & StarsI recently visited, and very much enjoyed, the exhibition at the National Maritime Museum about the quest for longitude. It’s on until...