I enjoy a good debate Ben. Polaris HASN'T been stationary, that's the flaw in your premise. 3000 BCE: Thuban was the pole star, not Polaris (Egyptian records prove this). Polaris is currently 0.7° off true north. In 12,000 years, Vega takes over. It's called axial precession, which is a 26,000 year cycle we can measure. Check ancient navigation records yourself. Background:

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Has Polaris always been the North Star? How Earth

Lets take a trip through time.