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Re: Polynesian navigation
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2009 Jun 5, 20:25 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2009 Jun 5, 20:25 -0700
Greg, you wrote: "The Polynesians did have a version of the kamal which was a straw with a loop on top. A set of straws was made by the navigator while he was on a given island for a set of star transits. When a return trip to a given island was done then the designated straw and star combination was used to arrive at the correct latitude then go east or west from there." Does anyone know what the historical evidence is for these? Did early European explorers see such devices in use? Also, a "straw"? That sounds awfully flimsy for such a task. -FER --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
