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Compact Data for Navigation and Astronomy for the Years 1991–1995 - Softcover

Yallop, B. D.; Hohenkerk, C. Y.

 
9780521387316: Compact Data for Navigation and Astronomy for the Years 1991–1995

Synopsis

Compact Data is produced by Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office as a convenient summary of the basic astronomical information needed for navigation at sea. The aim of this book is to provide navigators and astronomers with simple and efficient methods for calculating the positions of the Sun, Moon and navigational planets. The explanation includes formulae for determining a position without the use of sight reduction tables from observations made with a sextant. The book will be valuable to navigators, surveyors and astronomers who make use of navigational astronomy.

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