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    • RE-Think: Exploration
    • Pop-up Museum
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Captain Cook’s Sat Nav

According to National Maritime Museum’s notes, the octant was the gadget that had empowered Captain Cook to locate the Polynesian islands off Australia. It was a gift to try to …

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