Sun-Earth Day Presents: Ancient Observatories, Timeless Knowledge
ACTIVITY I
ACTIVITY I:
Build a mariner's astrolabe and use it to figure your latitude.
Using a plastic protractor, drinking straw, string, tape, and small weight, you can build a device similar to the one used for centuries by sailors at sea to calculate their latitude. Complete instructions can be found at "At Home Astronomy".
Recommended Links
Timeless Knowledge Links
General Sun-Earth Links
- Astronomy With A Stick
- Astronomy of Ancient India
- Astronomy Without a Telescope
- Telling Time
- History of Astronomy: Topics: Calendars, Time and Chronology
- History of Astronomy: Topics: Archaeoastronomy, Ancient Astronomy and Ethnoastronomy
- Ancient Astronomy: The World
- Ancient Astronomy
- After School Astronomy Clubs
