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11History of navigation — In the pre modern history of human migration and discovery of new lands by navigating the oceans, a few peoples have excelled as sea faring explorers. Prominent examples are the Phoenicians, the ancient Greeks, the Persians, the Arabians, the… …
12Galileo (satellite navigation) — Galileo is a global navigation satellite system currently being built by the European Union (EU) and European Space Agency (ESA). The €3.4 billion project is an alternative and complementary to the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and the… …
13Bureau of Navigation (United States Navy) — The U.S. Navy s Bureau of Navigation was established in 1862 as part of the reorganization of the Navy Department. Principal responsibilities were to provide nautical charts and instruments and to oversee several activities involved navigation… …
14Polynesian navigation — was a system of navigation used by Polynesians to routinely make long voyages across thousands of miles of open ocean. Navigators traveled to small inhabited islands using only their own senses and knowledge passed by oral tradition from… …
15Compass navigation system — For navigation with a magnetic compass, see compass. Comparison of GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and Compass (medium earth orbit) satellite navigation system orbits with the International Space Station, Hubble Space Telescope and Iridium constellat …
16European Satellite Navigation Industries — European Satellite Navigation Industries, formerly called Galileo Industries until legal action prompted a name change, was a joint venture of the companies Alcatel Alenia Space and Thales (France), Finmeccanica (Italy), EADS Astrium (UK and… …
17Carlton Gardens Primary School — (number 2605) is a historic state school in inner Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located at 215 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, Victoria, between Grattan and Pelham streets, overlooking the Carlton Gardens. ( [http://maps.google.com.au/?ie=UTF8 …
18Tactical Air Navigation — TACtical Air Navigation, or TACAN, is a navigation system used by military aircraft. It provides the user with a distance and bearing from a ground station. It is a more accurate version of the VHF omnidirectional range / Distance Measuring… …
19Estcots Primary School — Pupil age Range: 4 11 Gender: Mixed Religious affiliation: Does not apply Number of pupils: 406 Nursery: No Mascot: Kevin the Red Squirrel Logo: An Acorn and Oak Tree leaf Year Groups: Reception to Year 6 (2 classes in each year group)Estcots… …
20long-range navigation system — An electronic navigation unit that is approved for use under instrument flight rules as a primary means of navigation and has at least one source of navigational input, such as an inertial navigation system, global positioning system, or LORAN C …
