OAR NorthwestDaily Update 3.2 Week 4: Module 3: Date 2/27/13 Yesterday we learned a bit about pH. Today we are going to learn a little about salinity, which is one of the other measurements that the JRH and its crew are taking. Salinity seems like a basic topic but in reality it is fairly complex. The […]
Daily Update 3.1 Week 4: Module 3: Date 2/26/13 Module 3 is all about the ocean. This is a very big subject so we will just be able to touch on a few subjects. During the first week of Module 3 we will focus on the data that the JRH and its crew have been […]
Daily Update 2.8 Week 3: Module 2: Date 2/22/13 We learned yesterday that the most powerful tool the early navigators had was that of past knowledge, this often came in the form of charts and maps. The first world atlas was created in the 2nd century CE by the Alexandrian astronomer Ptolemy. His atlas was […]
Daily Update 2.7 Week 3: Module 2: Date 2/21/13 Now that we have learned a bit about the ships that the past explorers used let’s take a look at how these world travelers navigated. The first people who ventured out to sea stayed within sight of land. For many years this was the main strategy […]
Daily Update 2.6 Week 3: Module 2: Date 2/20/13 The Vikings have probably the most iconic design of any of the ancient ships. The Longship was the dominant ship for 3 centuries from 800-1100 A.D.