Constellations Thesis Book by Nesrin Zidan

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For instance, the Minoans of ancient
greece, who inhabited the Mediterranean
island of Crete between 3000 and
1100 BCE, left written records of utilizing
the stars for navigation. The varied constellations
at various times of the year, as
well as the distinct constellations in the
Northern and Southern Hemispheres,
must be known to navigators.
The Southern Cross, for instance,
is the most well-known constellation in
the Southern Hemisphere. Above the tropics,
the stars of this constellation are never
visible in the Northern Hemisphere. A
well-known constellation in the Northern
Hemisphere, the Big Dipper, is not visible
in the Southern Hemisphere (Rutledge et
al., 2022).
Navigators needed specialized
equipment to calculate information like
the angle between celestial objects and the
horizon. (Rutledge et al., 2022).