Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Asiatic Society

Title: Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Asiatic Society
Subject: New Lamps for Old: Modern Nautical terms for Ancient marine Practices and the Navigation of the Zheng he Voyages
Description: The passage describes how early sailors used the Pole Star, Polaris or navigation before the 1470s. Because Polaris appeared nearly fixed in the sky, its altitude helped sailors estimates latitude, although it was not perfectly alighed with the North Pole. The text also explains that Polaris was less useful in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean., where sailors relied more on coastal navigation. Araba and Chinese navigators used simple tools such as the kamal and star plates to measure star height above the horizon fo guidance at sea.
Creator: P.J.Rivers
Source: JIMBRAS,VOL.85,Part 1 (2012),PP92
Date: 2012
Contributor: maya
Type: Text

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Journal of the Malayan Branch Royal Asiatic Society.

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P.J.Rivers, “Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Asiatic Society,” Rimbunan: Pangkalan Data Pengajian Melayu, accessed September 26, 2026, https://rimbunan.nusa.my/rimbun/items/show/25225.

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