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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke2712m&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 2712. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

History And Archaeoastronomy, History Of Astronomy

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Navigation is the knowledge required to sail a ship between two known points by the shortest appropriate way, and in the least possible time. Coastal navigation is practised within sight of the coast, and orientation is provided by local data such as the coastline, knowledge of conspicuous landmarks, and the water depth. Oceanic navigation, by contrast, is possible only by observation of celestia...

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