ION Historian Articles

Elmer A. Sperry and the Gyrocompass (ION Newsletter, Vol. 17, Number 2, Summer 2007) Elmer A. Sperry and the Gyrocompass (ION Newsletter, Vol. 17, Number 3, Fall 2007) Nathanial Bowditch (ION Newsletter, Vol. 13, Number 2, Summer 2003) Why Teach Celestial Navigation? (ION Newsletter, Vol. 13, Number 3, Fall 2003) Ring Laser Gyro Inertial Navigation (ION Newsletter, Vol. 23, Number 4, Winter 2013-2014) MK 2 MOD 6 SINS History (ION Newsletter, Vol. 14, Number 3, Fall 2004) Large Ring Laser Gyroscope (ION Newsletter, Vol. 16, Number 4, Winter 2006-2007) Part II: Life Cycle of a Robust Technology (ION Newsletter, Vol. 24, Number 1, Spring 2014) Part III: Lifestyle of a Robust Technology (ION Newsletter, Vol. 24, Number 2, Summer 2014) Matthew Fontaine Maury and the Mapping of the Oceans (ION Newsletter, Vol. 13, Number 1, Spring 2003) 1421: The Year the Chinese Discovered America (ION Newsletter, Vol. 16, Number 3, Fall 2006) Henry the Navigator and 15th Century European Exploration (ION Newsletter, Vol. 19, Number 4, Winter 2009-2010) Henry the Navigator and Early 15th Century European Exploration (ION Newsletter, Vol. 20, Number 1, Spring 2010) A Museum Grows in Brooklyn (ION Newsletter, Vol. 21, Number 1, Spring 2011) Speed Through the Water: From Vitruvius' Wheel to Thomas' Harpoon Log (ION Newsletter, Vol. 22, Number 1, Spring 2012) Part I: Around the World in 1081 Days (ION Newsletter, Vol. 23, Number 1, Spring 2013) Part II: Around the World in 1081 Days (ION Newsletter, Vol. 23, Number 2, Summer 2013) Magellan: Why We Still Recognize His Name (ION Newsletter, Vol. 23, Number 3, Fall 2013) The Erdapfel (ION Newsletter, Vol. 25, Number 3, Summer 2015) The Erdapfel Part II (ION Newsletter, Vol. 25, Number 4, Fall 2015) Tidal Analysis and Prediction (ION Newsletter, Vol. 26, Number 1, Winter 2016) RADAR and the Battle of Britain (ION Newsletter, Vol. 18, Number 1, Spring 2008) Phil Ward Part I: Plumbing the Depths (ION Newsletter, Vol. 18, Number 4, Winter 2008-2009) Phil Ward Part II: Going Commerical or the Technical Delights of the TI 4100 (ION Newsletter, Vol. 19, Number 1, Spring 2009) Part I: World War II and LORAN's Beginnings (ION Newsletter, Vol. 20, Number 2, Summer 2010) Early GPS Simulation It All Began on Yuma's Desert Floor (ION Newsletter, Vol. 22, Number 2, Summer 2012) Part I: GLONASS in Perspective (ION Newsletter, Vol. 22, Number 3, Fall 2012) Part II: GLONASS in Perspective (ION Newsletter, Vol. 22, Number 4, Winter 2012-2013) Einstein's Contributions to Navigation - Part II (ION Newsletter, Vol. 14, Number 4, Winter 2004-2005) Albert Einstein and Navigation (ION Newsletter, Vol. 15, Number 1, Spring 2005) Albert Einstein and Navigation--A Conundrum! (ION Newsletter, Vol. 15, Number 2, Summer 2005) Navigating the Space Race: The Institute of Navigation 1957-1962 (ION Newsletter, Vol. 17, Number 4, Winter 2007-2008) Part I: Johnsville and the Space Age (ION Newsletter, Vol. 19, Number 2, Summer 2009) Part II: A Centrifuge & Science Museum for Johnsville (ION Newsletter, Vol. 19, Number 3, Fall 2009) Fleet Ballistic Missile Navigation I (ION Newsletter, Vol. 15, Number 4, Winter 2005-2006) Fleet Ballistic Missile Navigation II (ION Newsletter, Vol. 16, Number 1, Spring 2006) Book Review: The Measure of All Things (ION Newsletter, Vol. 16, Number 2, Summer 2006) Navigation Controversies (ION Newsletter, Vol. 20, Number 4, Winter 2010-2011) Something for Posterity (ION Newsletter, Vol. 15, Number 3, Fall 2005) A History of Navigation Brought Up to Date (ION Newsletter, Vol. 24, Number 3, Fall 2014)


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