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Sailors use stars to direct their ships. Is this a reliable method? What is an alternative?

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Answered by Anonymous
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The pole stars were used to navigate because they did not disappear below the horizon and could be seen consistently throughout the night. ... To navigate along a degree of latitude a sailor would have needed to find a circumpolar star above that degree in the sky.

Answered by Anonymous
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No, this is not a reliable method. The alternative to this is a compass. Compass can be used to navigate direction. Compass is the most familiar navigational tools in the world.

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