To: NicknamedBob
Oh, that Antikythera device...
1,091 posted on
01/06/2007 7:34:24 PM PST by
rottndog
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To: rottndog; Professional Engineer
I was just reading about the Piri Reis map. Its accuracy could be credited to being able to make corrections to older maps if one had a reliable database of fixed longitude.
There coud have been dozens of Antikythera devices. Ships exploring the New World in the 1500s would surely have the best navigational equipment.
1,093 posted on
01/06/2007 7:44:50 PM PST by
NicknamedBob
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