Multimedia Gallery
- Navigation Methods: Celestial Navigation
Books published by the Weems System of Navigation.
Josiah Perkins Creesy, Jr. commanded the ship, and, uncommon for the time, his wife Eleanor navigated. As a child in Massachusetts, she had learned navigation skills from her seafaring father.
This map depicts their route and includes eyewitness accounts from crew members who had to navigate through unfamiliar seas and lands.
The Nautical Almanac, first published in 1766
A useful handbook of astronomical tables, meteorological information, and navigational instructions.
Army Air Corps navigation engineer
Army Air Corps navigation engineer
Route map created by Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh after their flight in the Tingmissartoq.
The U.S. Exploring Expedition included a formidable group of botanists, naturalists, artists, taxidermists, and other scientists.
Navigation cadets of the 477th Bombardment Group.
