navigation Facts | Britannica

navigation

Table of Contents

References & Edit History Related Topics

Images

officer using charts for navigation

world map based on description given by Herodotus in the 5th century bce

mariner's compass card

Mercator's 1569 world map

navigator's cross-staff

Hadley's Quadrant

determining the course of an aircraft

fixing position

hyperbolic position lines

For Students

magnetic compass

navigation summary

Read Next

In Frankfurt, Germany, a driver uses a car GPS infotainment display system to guide them on a German autobahn. lanes; traffic; navigation; travel; map

How Does GPS Work?

Abstract vector hi speed internet technology background

History of Technology Timeline

Discover

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

magic 8 ball

Where Did the Idea for the Magic 8 Ball Come From?

number zero, 0 balloon

Is Zero an Even or an Odd Number?

Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).

9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler

The Castillo, a Toltec-style pyramid, rises 79 feet (24 meters) above the plaza at Chichen Itza in Yucatan state, Mexico. The pyramid was built after invaders conquered the ancient Maya city in the tenth century.

What’s Inside the Pyramid at Chichén Itzá?