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itwasnoaccident
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itwasnoaccident
8y ago
A good book on the history of this is Pathway of the Birds https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41112497-pathway-of-the-...
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itwasnoaccident
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Augmented reality and machine learning is one approach, but when there's a glitch, don't forget the roots of navigation found in non-instrument techniques. See https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41112497
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itwasnoaccident
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Another good source, mentioned above, is Pathway of the Birds https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41112497-pathway-of-the-...
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itwasnoaccident
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Another book that elaborates at some length on non-instrument navigation and the evidence for it is Pathway of the Birds . https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41112497-pathway-of-the-...
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itwasnoaccident
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A similar route of introduction can be shown for Pacific chickens and Pacific rats, both of which were introduced to most Polynesian islands in pre-European times. The full inventory of pre-European tropical crops in Polynesia alone runs to
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“Everything you need to navigate is in nature," explains Hawaiian master navigator Nainoa Thompson. "The question is, can you see it?”
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Pathway of the Birds – Polynesian Voyaging Achievements
(ngaitahu.iwi.nz)
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The full title is Pathway of the Birds: The Voyaging Achievements of Māori and their Polynesian Ancestors . The book shows - among other things - how tens of millions of shearwaters on migration to their nesting sites in spring point to th
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Pathway of the Birds is evidently published in both New Zealand and Hawaii. Available through Amazon too. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41112497-pathway-of-the-... . Clear, thoughtful and well illustrated wit