Assertion: latitude | /r/HasProperty | determined
Facets:
value: easily
type: MANNER
value: from night sightings of polaris
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Latitude can also be determined from night sightings of Polaris, the northern pole star.
text: Latitude was determined easily by observing the inclination of the sun or the position of known stars in the sky and calculating the angular distance from the horizon to them.