Understanding Tides
Anyone who has been to a coast might have noticed that the edge of the ocean moves forward and backward depending on the time of the day. Sometimes it moves inland while at other times the water recedes into the … Continued
Looking for a View of Heaven
We Indians are intrinsically religious people and even though I have never professed to have been a follower of any faith or practice, one does seem to wonder at times about the greater game that is majestically and mysteriously played … Continued
Improvise a Primitive Sextant
When you are out at sea, floating around aimlessly after your boat has sunk, it can be an extremely frustrating and frightening situation. You and your life raft are less than a speck on the surface of the greatest watery … Continued
Importance of Knowing Latitude at Sea
The Earth is like a sphere, rotating around a central axis. More than seven billion people inhabit less than a third of its surface. The rest of it is made up of water. From ancient times, travel from one region … Continued
Water Water Everywhere
When we think of a desert, wide expanses of sand immediately come to mind. But do you that the biggest desert of them all does not have any sand, at least not on the surface? It is the oceans and … Continued
