How to use a sextant
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How to use a sextant
Harvard Professor John Huth, who teaches a "Primitive Navigation" course, demonstrates how to use a sextant. The video is part of the "Finding Our Way: Exploring Human Navigation" exhibition at Harvard's Collections of Scientific Instruments.
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