Astronavigation A Method for Determining Exact Position by the Stars /
This book acts as a manual for the ancient methods of navigating by the stars, which continue to provide the sailor or pilot with a timeless means of determining location. Despite the prevalence of GPS, a comprehensive set of formulae that can be evaluated on any inexpensive scientific calculator in...
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| Médium: | Elektronický zdroj E-kniha |
| Jazyk: | English |
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Springer International Publishing,
2018.
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| Vydanie: | 1st ed. 2018. |
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| ISBN: | 9783319479941 |
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Obsah:
- Preface
- Chapter One
- Terrestrial Navigation.- Chapter Two
- Astronavigation.- Chapter Three
- Methods for Reducing Measured Altitude to Apparent Altitude.- Chapter Four
- Some of the Instruments and Mathematics used by the Navigator.- Part II
- Chapter Five
- Elements of Astronomy As Used In Navigation.- Chapter Six
- Qualitative Description
- The Relevant Astronomical Phenomena.- Chapter Seven-- Quantitative Treatise of Those Phenomena.- Chapter Eight
- Ephemerides
- Appendices
- Bibliography.