First Friday: Nautical Navigation | What’s happening in Philadelphia

First Friday: Nautical Navigation


*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 11/07/2025
Think you have what it takes to survive on the seven seas? What will you eat? What will you wear? And, perhaps most importantly, how will you get there? Test your skills in a nautical navigation choose-your-own-adventure game!

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This is an event you will NAUT want to miss!

Think you have what it takes to survive on the seven seas? What will you eat? What will you wear? And, perhaps most importantly, how will you get there? Test your skills in a nautical navigation choose-your-own-adventure game!

Traveling merchants and explorers throughout time have developed several ways to navigate, from the sun and stars to globes and sextants to Google Maps! Join the museum educators as they shine some light on the ancient navigation tools used in the past.

Innovation happens across time and across cultures. Check out new library acquisitions focused on indigenous scientists and the importance of oral traditions.

Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, United States

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Location:

315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19106
United States

Phone:

215 925 2222
Contact name: 
Science History Institute
The event has already taken place on this date: 
11/07/2025
Time: 
5pm to 7pm
Price: 
FREE

Ages

All Ages