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Re: Early Land Navigation.
From: Luc Van den Borre
Date: 2015 Feb 10, 16:15 +0100
From: Luc Van den Borre
Date: 2015 Feb 10, 16:15 +0100
On 10/02/15 15:26, Don Seltzer wrote: > Two years ago, historian Sam Willis stopped by this forum for advice > on land navigation. He was about to participate in a re-enactment of > the 1869 Powell Expedition down the Colorado River, through the Grand > Canyon. He was hoping to use a sextant to take some readings, but was > faced with the same problem of a high summer sun and an artificial > horizon. > > The expedition was co-sponsored by the Discovery Channel and BBC, but > I don't think the program ever aired in the US. I don't know if he > succeeded in taking any sightings. Yes - you can see him 'making his own mini ocean in a bowl' and taking moon shots after climbing to the rim of the canyon. The navigation bit starts 24 minutes into the second episode: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2f1pxg He's got a pole with him, too. Luc
