Title: Britannia Rule the Waves,
Abstract: The students are introduced to navigation in general and the longitude
problem in particular. A few videos provide insight into scientific and
historical facts related to the issue. Then, the students learn in two steps
how longitude can be derived from time measurements. They first build a
Longitude Clock that visualises the math behind the concept. They use it to
determine the longitudes corresponding to five time measurements. In the second
step, they assume the position of James Cook's navigator and plot the location
of seven destinations on Cook's second voyage between 1772 and 1775.