Overview

A modern approach to astro navigation, for those wanting a little more than just a textbook to pass an exam. It begins with a brief outline of the solar system and then presents a step-by-step guide to finding your position on the ocean, both with and without a pocket calculator for working out sun and star sights. There are colour illustrations to help novices in star recognition. Only elementary math capabilities are required.

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Author:   Francois Meyrier
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Adlard Coles Nautical
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.224kg
ISBN:  

9780713662221

ISBN 10:   0713662220
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   30 April 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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This neat little book shows you how, as long as you have a reasonably complex pocket calculator that you can handle trigonometric functions and their reciprocals Ausmarine (May 2010)

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Francois Meyrier has been practising astro navigation for many years since developing a passion for the subject during his military service in the National Marines. He has taught astro navigation for many years, more recently at the Naval Centre at Glenard. He has skippered boats in all the seas of the world.

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