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The complete on-board celestial navigator [Book] / George G. Bennett.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Camden, Me. : McGraw-Hill, c2003.Edition: 2003-2007 edDescription: 176 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0071396578
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 623.89 21
Other classification:
  • 623.89
Summary: The perfect backup navigation system for the serious cruiser in a GPS era, this all-in-one tool kit supplies everything a celestial navigator needs except the sextant. The Complete On-Board Celestial Navigator replaces $300 worth of guides and almanacs traditionally required by celestial navigators and includes a star finder; a five-year (2003Ư2007) nautical almanac for determining precise star, sun, moon, or planet locations at the time of sighting; and sight reduction tables for crunching the numbers and producing the fix. Designed with the novice or rusty celestial navigator in mind, it even includes a celestial navigation primer.
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Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor 623.89 BEN-C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 45207
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Includes index.

The perfect backup navigation system for the serious cruiser in a GPS era, this all-in-one tool kit supplies everything a celestial navigator needs except the sextant. The Complete On-Board Celestial Navigator replaces $300 worth of guides and almanacs traditionally required by celestial navigators and includes a star finder; a five-year (2003Ư2007) nautical almanac for determining precise star, sun, moon, or planet locations at the time of sighting; and sight reduction tables for crunching the numbers and producing the fix. Designed with the novice or rusty celestial navigator in mind, it even includes a celestial navigation primer.

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