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Constellations Thesis Book by Nesrin Zidan

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3.1. Celestial Cartography

The oldest navigation techniques entailed looking for landmarks or keeping

an eye on the sun, stars, and other celestial bodies. Few sailors in centuries past

sailed on open waters. Instead, to navigate, they sailed close to land. Ancient seafarers

used stars to determine their location when that was impossible.

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