An excellent art -- Another kind of sailing -- The first navigators -- All in the mind -- Passage planning -- A home made magnetic compass -- Direction from the sun -- Direction from the stars -- Direction from the moon -- Telling the time -- Dead reckoning and estimated positions -- Coastal navigation -- Home made sextants -- Sextant corrections -- Meridian sights -- Latitude from polaris -- Longitude -- Plane sailing -- Chartmaking -- Signs of landfall -- Accuracy.
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