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Astro Navigation in the Forests of the Iroquois

Link: History of the Mason Dixon line Jeremiah Dixon and Charles Mason plotted the famous Mason Dixon Line in 1765, long before the days of GPS or any other electronic navigation equipment. How was it then that they were they able … Continue reading

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What Is The Mason Dixon Line

Astro Navigation and the Mason Dixon Line Between 1763 and 1768, about 200 years before the advent of GPS, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon marked the 233 mile long boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland and the 83 mile long … Continue reading

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