IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This instrument was developed for the ...

Over the course of a decade, the Apollo program (in addition to landing humans on the Moon six times!) produced an incredible array of technical breakthroughs and achievements. But many people do not ...

A sextant is the antique version of a GPS. And in his basement workshop, Ridge White is one of the few people in the world still servicing and repairing the instruments. “Sarah,” a replica of an ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A box (or pocket) sextant works like ...

On June 10, you printed a short article about the hiring of a new sextant for the Riverside Memorial Cemetery. Herein lies an error. A sextant is a nautical instrument for determining a ship's ...