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Examples of celestial navigation in a Sentence
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These changes must be taken into account for successful celestial navigation.
—Kim Breen, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
The item in question was a 1,000-year-old astrolabe, a tool designed by the ancients for celestial navigation, telling time and reading horoscopes.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
Your new telescope won’t magically download celestial navigation in your head.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
On the way to the base, Mr. Sadler became fascinated by celestial navigation.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of celestial navigation was
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“Celestial navigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celestial%20navigation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
celestial navigation
noun
: navigation by observation of the positions of heavenly bodies
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