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Why could sailors not use constellation in navigation.?
Most constellations are circumpolar. Over the course of a night they appear to rotate around the North pole and so do not identify a specific direction. As a reult they are of little use for navigation.
Do sailors really use the constellations to find where to go?
they do because they know which constellations go north, south, west, and east Also, they would get lost without constellations.
Do sailors use sundails or compases?
yes ,actual navigation use electronic navigation and paper one soo they need compas and sundails
Why did sailors and travelers use the constellations to help guide them?
It was the only reliable and "high tech" source of direction.
Sailors in the southern hemisphere use what feature in the nightsky to aid in navigation?
southern cross
Why could sailors not use constellation in navigation.?
Most constellations are circumpolar. Over the course of a night they appear to rotate around the North pole and so do not identify a specific direction. As a reult they are of little use for navigation.
Do sailors really use the constellations to find where to go?
they do because they know which constellations go north, south, west, and east Also, they would get lost without constellations.
Do sailors use sundails or compases?
yes ,actual navigation use electronic navigation and paper one soo they need compas and sundails
Why did sailors and travelers use the constellations to help guide them?
It was the only reliable and "high tech" source of direction.
Sailors in the southern hemisphere use what feature in the nightsky to aid in navigation?
southern cross
When did people first use stars as guides?
Sailors in the roman time used the north star for their navigation.
How could you use the constellations to tell what season it is?
you tell wich constellations are in each season and find the ones for the season you are in.
What navigation equipment did european sailors use in the 1400s?
well I know that they did not use Viking ship designs. 3======D 0:
Who introdous the oldest descriptionof the constellation?
The first constellations were, we believe, invented by the ancient Babylonians and Sumerians, and perhaps the Phoenicians. These were to give people a way to refer to the stars and constellations, and provided a heavenly anchor for their stories. Most of the northern hemisphere constellation names that we use today were invented, or adapted, by the ancient Greeks and Romans. The southern hemisphere constellations were largely named by sailors and mariners. It's likely that the people who lived in these southern lands had names of their own for the constellations and stars, but few of those are still in use.
What do sailors use magnetite for?
Sailors could use a lodestone for navigating in sea travel. They discovered that when they suspended a piece of magnetite from a thread, the metal would point in a north-south direction.
Why did early Chinese use lodestones for navigation?
Early Chinese used lodestones for navigation because lodestones are naturally magnetic and can align with Earth's magnetic field, providing a constant reference point. By suspending a lodestone on a silk thread and allowing it to rotate freely, sailors could determine their heading and navigate accurately, especially in overcast or foggy conditions when celestial navigation was not possible.
What constellations did the European explorers use to navigate?
Their primary navigation aid would have been the North Star. As accurate time pieces had not yet been created, they had no way of determining their longitude and the stars did little to assist them.
