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What navigation equipment did european sailors use in the 1400s?
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well I know that they did not use Viking ship designs.
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Annabel Jacobs
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∙ 16y agoThey used the Southern Cross to navigate where they were.
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∙ 12y agowell I know that they did not use Viking ship designs.
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∙ 10y agoIn the 1400's, the European sailors used magnetic compasses, astrolabes and quadrants, dead reckoning, and hand lead line as navigation equipment.
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∙ 13y agocampass
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