Astronavigation A Method for Determining Exact Position by the Stars
This book acts as a manual for the ancient methods of navigating by the stars, which continue to provide the sailor or pilot with a timeless means of determining location. Despite the prevalence of GPS, a comprehensive set of formulae that can be evaluated on any inexpensive scientific calculator in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Chapter One
- Terrestrial Navigation.- Chapter Two
- Astronavigation.- Chapter Three
- Methods for Reducing Measured Altitude to Apparent Altitude.- Chapter Four
- Some of the Instruments and Mathematics used by the Navigator.- Part II
- Chapter Five
- Elements of Astronomy As Used In Navigation.- Chapter Six
- Qualitative Description
- The Relevant Astronomical Phenomena.- Chapter Seven
- Quantitative Treatise of Those Phenomena.- Chapter Eight
- Ephemerides
- Appendices
- Bibliography