Navigating the Ship: A Series of Lessons in Elementary Navigation Based Upon a Course of Lectures, Recently Used at the Officer's Material School, Naval Auxiliary Reserve |
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A.M. sight angular distance Apparent Noon applied azimuth Bowditch CC 1m celestial body celestial equator celestial sphere chart chronometer Compass Bearing compass course compass error course and distance D.R. Lat D.R. position Dead Reckoning Diff Difference of Latitude Difference of Longitude earth East or West Friday G. M. T. in accordance Greenwich Mean Hilaire Method intersect knots per hour Latitude by D.R. LESSON Line of Position Log registered lubber line magnetism Marc St mean noon meridian altitude miles Monday morning sight Nautical Almanac Navigation note book Observed altitude Star parallel rulers pelorus Point of Aries Polaris Pole probable fix Required latitude Required longitude Right Ascension Saturday sextant Ship heading ship's sidereal sign as given Star's R.A. steamed subtract Sun's Declination Sun's Equation Declination Sunday Thursday true altitude true bearing true course tude Tuesday watch Wednesday West of meridian zenith distance