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This conference will examine the physical history of navigation, beginning with how ancient civilisations navigated by the stars and other celestial bodies, then considering navigation by land, sea and air using various instruments (prior to modern technology) and concluding with the developments in modern technology for navigation including in space.

The programme for the day is below:

MORNING CHAIR:

10.30am: WELCOME

10.40am: Professor Joseph Caruana (University of Malta) - Celestial Navigation in Ancient Times

11.30am: Dr Jane Wess (formerly University of Edinburgh) - A History of Land Navigation Instruments Before the Digital Era

12.20pm: Daisy Chamberlain (Royal Museums Greenwich) - Navigating the Oceans Before Modern Technology

1.15pm: LUNCH BREAK

AFTERNOON CHAIR: 

2.15pm: Susan Lindsay (Army Flying Museum) - Willy-Nilly Misbehaviour: Navigation in the Early Years of Aviation

3.05pm: Professor Cathryn Mitchell (University of Bath) - Radio Navigation: From LORAN to GPS

4pm: TEA/COFFEE BREAK

4.30pm: SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S PROCEEDINGS - Professor Marek Ziebart (Royal Institute of Navigation and UCL)