Navigation

Navigation is according to the National Geographic the art and science of determining the position of a ship or plane or other vehicle and guiding it to a specific place. Consequently, navigation requires someone who can work out the vehicle location compared to other locations.
Some methods of navigation have been around for millennia such as the ancient mariners using landmarks or observing the movement of the sun and stars. Minoans who lived on Crete from 3000-1100 BC left records showing they used the stars to navigate.
At sea, mariners use a navigation method known as dead reckoning ...