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The document describes several important historical navigational instruments: 1) The sextant, invented by William Cranch Bond and Jesse Ramsden, was essential for celestial navigation and determining the angle of celestial bodies above the horizon. 2) The pendulum clock, the first working version patented by Christian Huygens, was crucial for keeping time at sea. 3) The octant, developed by Captain L.C. Bygrave, provided a shortcut for speeding up celestial computations in aviation.

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Assignment 2

The document describes several important historical navigational instruments: 1) The sextant, invented by William Cranch Bond and Jesse Ramsden, was essential for celestial navigation and determining the angle of celestial bodies above the horizon. 2) The pendulum clock, the first working version patented by Christian Huygens, was crucial for keeping time at sea. 3) The octant, developed by Captain L.C. Bygrave, provided a shortcut for speeding up celestial computations in aviation.

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Edwin Q. Deviza Jr.

BSECE-5

Name Use Picture

Device used to determine


latitude by observing the
altitude and position of
the sun, stars or other
planets.

Simple land surveying tool


adopted for navigational
use at sea.

This scientific instrument


was crucial to the accurate
determination of longitude
(or east-west direction
from a given meridian on
the globe) to vessels at
sea. Crafted by: William
Cranch Bond

The sextant became the most


essential instrument for
celestial navigation, used
to find the angle of a
celestial body above the
horizon. Made by: Jesse
Ramsden

It provided the best


shortcut method of speeding
up celestial computations
at the time. (Aviation)
Developed by: Capt. L. C.
Bygrave
Edwin Q. Deviza Jr. BSECE-5

The first working pendulum


clock. Patented by:
Christian Huygens

Instrument used to
determine latitude by
measuring the altitude of
the sun in the sky.

Navigational Instrument
used to observe certain
stars relative to the pole
star in Ursa Minor,
enabling the discovery of
hour at night.

Used to keep time at the


age of sail.

A weighted line, knotted at


fathoms, lowered from the
deck of a ship to determine
the water depth and to take
samples at the bottom.

Used to calculate speed,


distance, direction and
other navigational
essentials in the 16th
century.
Edwin Q. Deviza Jr. BSECE-5

Crude Methods of Navigational Aids

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