Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen
- ISBN-10
- 0713646233
- ISBN-13
- 9780713646238
- Category
- Nautical astronomy
- Pages
- 72
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Adlard Coles
- Author
- Mary Blewitt
Description
Despite advances in electronic navigation, there is still a vital need for traditional skills when things go wrong: batteries can fail, and electronics have been known to get wet. This book contains new worked examples related to the current nautical almanac and air tables.
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- 2017-06-06
- 97 pages
- Paperback
- Bloomsbury Publishing
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