How would you find your way across the vast open ocean? Could you do it with just some wooden beams stuck together, and a bit of clever maths? We speak to Dr Joe Kinrade about this simple but essential navigation device, find out how it works, and how we have evolved from this to modern GPS being involved in everything from finding our way to making payments to drilling for resources on the ocean floor.
103. Christmas Quiz
102. Bonus Episode
101. Thank You
100. Frozen Lune Stereograph
99. Boneshaker Bicycle
98. Buffalo Bill Portrait
97. Gillows Longcase Clock
96. Grassyard Park by Reginald Aspinwall
95. Shrigley and Hunt Window Design
94. White Lund Explosion Shrapnel
93. James Herns Autobiography
92. Quernmore Shroud
91. Adelaide Hall Programme
90. Cross Bay Swim Badge
89. Alfred Clowes RHS Medal
88. Williamsons Rule Board
87. Dickens Commemorative Booklet
86. John Lawson Token
85. John Walker Photograph
84. Daniel Eccleston’s George Washington Medal
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