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Encounter objects which tell the story of navigation as one of the oldest mathematical practices and its rapid expansion in the 20th century. Discover how the invention of aircraft catalysed technological development and explore the impact of maritime navigation and land mapping technology on the British Empire.

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Magnetic compass and sundial by Henry Sutton

Navigation

1650-1665

Magellan 1000M GPS receiver, 1990

Navigation

1990

AN/PSN-8 Manpack GPS receiver, 1988-1993

Navigation

1988-1993

Google 'Streetview' trike, 2009

Navigation

2009

Magellan NAV 1000 GPS Receiver, 1991

Navigation

1991

Octant made of ebony and brass

Navigation

1830-1835

Howard Sun Compass MK2, 1980-2000

Navigation

1980-2000

Brass-bound lodestone

Navigation

1675-1700

GPS receiver

Navigation

Stand for Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR)

Navigation

Meridional compass: Rare George Adams Brass: Walker

Navigation

Coast Navigator

Navigation

Ebony and brass octant.

Navigation

1805-1815

Compass, in wooden case (G. Adams, Fleet Street)

Navigation

Chinese Geomancer's compass

Navigation

1750-1857

Reflecting compass by F. Wiggins

Navigation

NavStorm and Artillery G-Hardened GPS Anti-Jam System

Navigation

Model of a Middle-Ground Gas Buoy

Navigation

Mersey can buoy

Navigation

PYE Microphone

Navigation

1960-1990

Casio GPS Watch Module 2240

Navigation

circa 1999

Vessel Traffic Management System (VTS)

Navigation

1970-1999

Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR)

Navigation

Green spherical wreck buoy

Navigation

1965-1990

Black starboard-hand buoy with black double cone topmark

Navigation

1965-1990

Red port-hand buoy

Navigation

1965-1990

Black and white striped middle-ground buoy with black double cone topmark

Navigation

1965-1990

Green port-hand wreck buoy

Navigation

1965-1990

Rockwell Collins Miniature PLGR Engine-SAASM (MPE-S), 2010

Navigation

2010

Cooke airship sight

Navigation

1917

Landfall navigation buoy

Navigation

Pattern no.182 Mod. Boat's compass

Navigation

Cellulose cover, for Chinese 'South-pointing' chariot

Navigation

1945-1952

Model Oil-Gas Buoy for use in shallow water

Navigation

Nun buoy

Navigation

Rockwell Collins Defence Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR), 2004

Navigation

Red and white chequered port-hand buoy

Navigation

1965-1990

Red and white chequered middle-ground buoy

Navigation

1965-1990

Spherical buoy, with a cross topmark

Navigation

1965-1990

Admiralty steering compass demonstrating the laminated compass needles typical of the mid-19th century

Navigation

1850-1870

Fitted keystone box for sextant by Casella

Navigation

circa 1865

Massey's patent, frictionless ocean depth sounder

Navigation

1836

Model of Mark Buoy (can pattern) (scale 1:12)

Navigation

Conical buoy

Navigation

Log-ship, in the form of a fish

Navigation

1750-1850

Miniaturized Airborne Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver, 1990

Navigation
Micro Defence Advanced GPS Receiver (MicroDAGR), made by Rockwell Collins, 2012.

'MicroDAGR' GPS receiver, 2012

Navigation

2012

Rockwell Collins PLGR II Military GPS (SPGR), 1997

Navigation

Black and white chequered starhand-board buoy

Navigation

1965-1990

Black starboard-hand buoy with black triangular topmark

Navigation

1965-1990