An edition of Celestial Navigation
(1982)
Celestial Navigation
Second Edition
by Frances W. Wright
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This guide to celestial navigation has been popular ever since it first appeared in 1969. Revised in 1982, Celestial Navigation is a quick, easy, and thorough explanation (with realistically worked problems) of the practice of celestial navigation at sea, using simple and inexpensive equipment. Extracts from the Nautical Almanac and Pub. No. 249. Blank workforms are included.
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Celestial Navigation: Second Edition
November 1, 1982, Cornell Maritime Press
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0870332910 9780870332913
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
The Parts
Foreword
Introduction
Part I. Descriptive Astronomy Necessary for an Understanding of the First Principles of Celestial Navigation
A. Definitions and Projection of Earth onto Celestial Sphere
B. Horizon and Cardinal Points of Horizon
C. Altitude, Zenith Distance, Celestial Meridian
D. Diurnal Motions of the Sun; Ecliptic, Equinoxes, and Solstices
E. Latitude Related to Zenith Distance of Celestial Equator
F. Latitude Related to Altitude of Elevated Celestial Pole
Part II. Identification of North and South Celestial Poles, Polaris, and Ruchbah
G. Finding Polis from Cassiopeia
H. Use of Ruchbah in Finding North Celestial Pole and also in Determination of Approximate Latitude in Emergency
I. Finding True Azimuth from Polaris
J. Finding Polaris from the Big Dipper
K. Finding South Celestial Pole
Part III. Use of Sextant and Corrections to be Applied to Hs
Part IV. Latitude from a Noon Sight (Meridian Passage of the Sun)
L. Method 1: Noon Curve Method, Valuable for all Navigators and Yachtsmen
M. Method 2: For Experienced Navigators
Part V. Descriptive Astronomy Necessary for an Understanding of Taking and Reducing a Sextant Sight in the Morning or Afternoon
N. Definition of Local and Greenwich Hour Angle; Finding Hour Angles
O. Explanation of Circle of Position; Its Use by Chichester
P. Marcq Saint Hilaire Method
Q. Explanation of Navigation Triangle for North Latitude
R. Plotting of Line of Position and Explanation
S. Sketches of Navigation Triangle for South Latitude; Reduction Tables for Solution of Navigation Triangle
Part VI. Explanation of Different Kinds of Solar Time
T. Apparent Time
U. Local Mean Time (LMT) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT); Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)
V. Standard (ST) or Zone (ZT) Time; Summer or Daylight Savings Time (DST)
W. Setting Watch on GMT
Part VII. Practice Cruise for a Day at Sea on the S.S. Ruchbah with DR Checked by Celestial Navigation
Part VIII. Supplementary Remarks on Some of the Details of the Cruise of the S.S. Ruchbah
Part IX. Use of the True Azmuths of the Sun (From H.O. Pub. No. 260 or H.O. Pub. No. 249) as a Check on the True Headings of a Vessel
X. Use of H.O. Pub. No. 260 for True Azimuths of Sun
Y. Use of H.O. Pub. No. 249 for True Azimuths
Z. Importance of Magnetic Compass
Part X. Extracts and Forms from Navigation Publications
Blank Forms
Part XI. Abbreviations and Symbols
References
Index
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
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