> The Chinese didn't navigate by stars They do both. THe modern reference: they actually call their latest GPS copycat BeiDou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bei

> The Chinese didn't navigate by stars They do both. THe modern reference: they actually call their latest GPS copycat BeiDou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beidou_Navigation_Satellite_System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beidou_Navigation_Satellite_Sys... > The BeiDou Navigation System is named after the Big Dipper constellation, which is known in Chinese as Běidǒu. The name literally means "Northern Dipper", the name given by ancient Chinese astronomers to the seven brightest stars of the Ursa Major constellation