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From: Richard B. Langley
Date: 2015 Mar 19, 14:59 -0300
From: Richard B. Langley
Date: 2015 Mar 19, 14:59 -0300
Five medieval alternatives to sat nav: http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/vikings/ and Norse legend? The Viking 'GPS' that relied on crystals: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530130.500 Why is everything GPS-this and GPS-that these days? They'll be calling CN the ancient mariner's GPS next. ;-) -- Richard Langley ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Richard B. Langley E-mail: lang@unb.ca | | Geodetic Research Laboratory Web: http://gge.unb.ca/ | | Dept. of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Phone: +1 506 453-5142 | | University of New Brunswick Fax: +1 506 453-4943 | | Fredericton, N.B., Canada E3B 5A3 | | Fredericton? Where's that? See: http://www.fredericton.ca/ | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
