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accurate aircraft apply azimuth calculation celestial meridian celestial sphere centre circle track Comp Compass bearing Compass course compass needle cosine course and distance course angle D.R. position declination Departure Deviation card direction dist earth East equals Equator Equinoctial Exercise follows formula Geographical Pole given gnomonic chart Greenwich haversine haversine formula heavenly body horizon Hour Angle inches latitude latitude and longitude leeway lighthouse Lightvessel longitude Magnetic meridian Magnetic Pole marine sextant measured Mercator's chart method mins minute of longitude minutes of arc moon nautical miles North North Magnetic Pole obtain P₁ZX parallel of latitude Parallel Sailing Plane Sailing plot Pole Star position line rhumb line course scale secant sextant Sextant altitude ship steams ship's head ship's position sine South speed spherical triangle sub-stellar point Three Figure Notation True altitude True bearing True course True meridian Variation vessel West zenith distance