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Also remember that Polynesian navigation is a synthesis of sun/stars and wind/waves/currents - being able to sit at the bottom of a boat and looking at the subt
by Taniwha 5y ago
Also remember that Polynesian navigation is a synthesis of sun/stars and wind/waves/currents - being able to sit at the bottom of a boat and looking at the subtle ways that it's rocking around you is an important part of knowing where you are in the world
- Simon_O_Rourke 5y agoSomewhat apocryphal, but I remember reading of a Polynesian elder, during the so-called age of discovery, who would (allegedly) warn of the approach of over the horizon sailing ships by observing changes in waves and air currents.
- peterburkimsher 5y agoPurely from waves and air currents - that's impressively deep knowledge! These days we have to ask birds to help. Albatrosses detecting ships who turned off their beacons, possibly for illegal fishing: https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/new-insights-close-encounters-between-albatross-and-fishing-vessels-could-reduce-bycatch-risk https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/new-insights-close-encoun...