Celestial navigation is the one of the oldest of the mariner's arts - and oneof the most awe-inspiring. To guide a small boat across the trackless oceans using only a simple measuring device - the sextant - and the knowledge of the sun, moon and stars is a skill that borders on the magical. Trusted navigationexpert, Tom Cunliffe, shows you how to master the art in easy stages. You start from a sound foundation of basic concepts and definitions, before you move on to the hardware - the sextant and how to use it. Within a few pages, you can be shooting the sun. From there it is a short step to working out your latitude from a noon sight, and learning how to plot a position from observation ofthe sun, planets, moon or stars - wherever you may be on the world's oceans. Clear diagrams and worked examples guide the novice navigator. Read Celestial Navigation and put this timeless theory into practice.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-66633-3
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 80
- Fecha Publicación: 27/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés