Time and Navigation Online Conference
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National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Free
Take this opportunity to interact with the Smithsonian experts who developed the Time and Navigation exhibition, now on view at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, with additional online resources available here.
Why would you need a clock to know where you are? The curators who developed the Time and Navigation exhibition will answer that question and more! Hear the fascinating history of telling time (from sundials to atomic clocks) and the connection between time and place. Discover how the ability to navigate was, and still is, crucial to politics and trade throughout the world. Learn about the science and technology behind GPS and other modern forms of navigation. Find out who can navigate—and what the future holds for navigators.
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