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to return to port. One can also use the Moon, a planet, Polaris, or one of 57 other navigational stars to track celestial positioning.

Latitude

Latitude was measured in the past either by measuring the altitude of the Sun at noon (the "noon sight") or by measuring the altitudes of any other celestial body when crossing the meridian (reaching its maximum altitude when due north or south), and frequently by measuring the

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