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Re: Polynesian navigation
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2009 Jun 5, 20:35 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2009 Jun 5, 20:35 -0700
There's a nice article on Gatty's insights into zenith star navigation, apparently based on "Raft Book" in an issue of "Popular Science" from 1943 located here: http://books.google.com/books?id=wCcDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57 And the Dover edition of "Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass" is in limited preview: http://books.google.com/books?id=L3GUuDU0NiQC -FER --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---