Navigation and Nautical Astronomy in Theory and Practice |
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Navigation And Nautical Astronomy In Theory And Practice John Radford Young No preview available - 2023 |
Navigation and Nautical Astronomy in Theory and Practice John Radford Young No preview available - 2015 |
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amplitude angle apparent altitude Arith Astronomy azimuth blank form centre chronometer circle cloth boards co-latitude Comp compass computed cosec cosine course and distance deduced departure diff difference of latitude dist distance sailed Edition Engineer equal equator equinoctial example feet given Greenwich date Greenwich mean height Hence horizon hour hour-angle hypotenuse Illustrations Index and dip Index cor index correction index error instant interval learner logarithms longitude by account lunar distance measured meridian altitude mid-lat mid-latitude miles minutes moon Moon's Nautical Almanac Nautical Astronomy Navigation Noon Declin observed altitude parallax parallel parallel sailing perpendicular plane sailing Plates points polar distance pole practical prime vertical radius refraction required the latitude right ascension right-angled triangle SCOTT BURN semi-diameter ship from lat ship's side sine star Star's subtracted taken tion traverse table trigonometrical true altitude tude variation zenith distance