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The most common method is to take a "noon sighting" of the sun (our closest star) with a sextant, measuring the angle between the horizon & the star (sun). Using ancient tables, the coordinates found indicate your latitude & longitude.
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What direction you steer your steer your boat to travel from Ecuador to the galapagos islands?
West.West.Westyou would steer your boat east.
When was And a Star to Steer Her By created?
And a Star to Steer Her By was created in 1953.
What is used to steer a boat?
Normally a rudder is used to steer, but it depends on what boat your on on what the rudder steers. For example- a motor on a jet boat and a tilla on a sailing boat.
What direction would you steer your boat to travel from Ecuador to the Galapagos's islands?
West.West.Westyou would steer your boat east.
What direction would you steer your boat to travel from the Ecuador to Galapagos islands?
West.West.Westyou would steer your boat east.
What direction would you steer your boat to travel from the Galapagos Islands to Ecuador?
West.West.Westyou would steer your boat east.
What direction would you steer your boat to travel from Ecuador to the galapagoe islands?
West.West.Westyou would steer your boat east.
What do you use to steer a boat?
with a paddle
What direction would you steer a boat to travel from Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands?
You would steer your boat 'Due West' or just 'West'...
What direction would you steer you boat to travel from Ecuador to the Galapagos's island?
You would steer your boat 'Due West' or just 'West'...
What direction would you steer a boat to get to the Ecuador to the Galapagos islands?
west you woud steer it
How did pirates use wind?
To steer their boat.
