A sextant is the antique version of a GPS. And in his basement workshop, Ridge White is one of the few people in the world still servicing and repairing the instruments. “Sarah,” a replica of an ...

There's nothing mystical or complicated about a sextant. All it is is a device that measures the angle between two objects. The sextant makes use of two mirrors. With this sextant, one of the mirrors ...

ONE of the navigational instruments that helped guide the legendary British explorer Captain James Cook on the journey which led to his death has sold for more than £34,000. The sextant belonged to ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This instrument was developed for the ...

On June 10, you printed a short article about the hiring of a new sextant for the Riverside Memorial Cemetery. Herein lies an error. A sextant is a nautical instrument for determining a ship's ...