Multimedia Gallery
- Media Type: Illustration
Dolphins (Lagenorhnychus lateralis, Delphinus borealis)
This illustration from 1766 depicts the improved escapement in Le Roy’s marine clock.
This illustration is the frontispiece to The Mariner’s Mirrour, one of the most famous collections of sea charts from the 16th century.
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei competed for two longitude prizes in the 17th century.
This rendition shows how a future Galileo satellite will look.
Line drawing of the prototype Gatty drift meter.
Gekkos, Malaysia (Gehyra vorax, Gekko indicus,Naultinus punctatus)
The shape of the Earth, known as a geoid, is shown here with colors and exaggerated heights from multiple points of view.
Aircraft equipment interprets time signals received from a network of satellites.
The image shows accuracy to within a radius of about 20 feet (6 meters).