(Англ.) Как ориентироваться без GPS в любой среде

Professor John Edward Huth interviewed by on his book The Lost Art Of Finding Our Way (published by Belknap Press, Harvard University Press) Just as our predecessors did thousands of years ago, we are constantly finding our way in our environment. We commute or take long road trips with the help of modern technology and devices and constantly accessing the GPS on our phones. Unlike us, our distant ancestors traveled vast distances using primitive technology, which is still effective today. They circumnavigated their worlds by being constantly aware of the surroundings and reading environmental clues. Developed by ancient cultures long before the advent of modern technologies, navigation systems worked flawlessly then, just as they do today. In an interview with Readara, Professor of Physics at Harvard University John Edward Huth examines three early navigation cultures and various ways humans use to navigate. Huth dissects three early Viking explorers, Arab traders and Pacif