One Hundred Problems in Celestial Navigation
By Leonard Gray.
Description
Traditional navigation with a sextant, an almanac, and a book of tables is still thriving, even with the availability of accurate, cheap GPS receivers. Batteries sometimes go dead, and electronic devices fail, especially in salt air. Also, it can be satisfying, and fun, to work out a position and plot it, all on your own - but getting good at it requires some practice. 100 Problems is a self-contained book of realistic celestial navigation problems, including excerpts of all the necessary Nautical Almanac pages and sight-reduction table, with answers and explanations. All of the regularly e...
ISBN(s)
0939837145, 9780939837144
