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In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like real Polynesian explorers − an astronomer explains how these methods work
If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, you may have ...
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The Power of Expedition: Finding Climate Solutions in the Ocean
Thousands of years before Norse sailors landed in Newfoundland or Columbus set sail in search of the northwest passage, Polynesian navigators ... fixed position of the stars as wayfinders ...