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Author : W. H. Simms
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Sextant and Its Applications written by W. H. Simms and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William H. SIMMS
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Sextant and Its Applications; Including the Correction of Observations for Instrumental Errors, and the Determination of Latitude, Time, and Longitude, by Various Methods written by William H. SIMMS and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : W.H. Simms
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3375157797
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Sextant and its Applications written by W.H. Simms and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-13 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1858.
Author : David Burch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780914025245
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)
Download or read book How to Use Plastic Sextants with Applications to Metal Sextants and a Review of Sextant Piloting written by David Burch and published by . This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sextants are used to measure angular heights of celestial bodies above the horizon to find the latitude and longitude of the observer. They can also be used on land with artificial horizons. Sextants can also be used to find the correct Universal Time by measuring the angular distance between the moon and another body along its path across the zodiac. In coastal waters or on land, sextants can be used for very accurate piloting by measuring the horizontal angles between charted landmarks. The vertical angle of a peak above its baseline determines the distance to it, which, combined with a compass bearing, yields a position fix from just one landmark. The angular dip of an object (island or vessel) below the visible horizon can also be used to determine the distance to it. This booklet explains how to get the best results from plastic sextants, and presents numerical comparisons with similar data from metal sextants. Sextant piloting techniques are also reviewed as they are an ideal use of a plastic sextant.
Author : W H Simms
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781016154581
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Sextant and Its Applications written by W H Simms and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : W. H. Simms
Publisher : Nabu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781294907237
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Sextant and Its Applications written by W. H. Simms and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author : Charles W. HACKLEY
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)
Download or read book A treatise on trigonometry, plane and spherical, with its application to navigation and surveying ... astronomy and geodesy, with ... tables, etc. A new edition, with extensive ... improvements written by Charles W. HACKLEY and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : W. J. Morris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780939837892
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Nautical Sextant written by W. J. Morris and published by . This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nautical Sextant reveals in pictures, prose, and perspective the experience and knowledge gained by the author from years of acquiring, studying, and restoring sextants from earlier times and from around the world. This fascinating book owes much of its attraction to the expert description and photos of the mechanics of the sextants and their subassemblies. It is also the story of how different manufacturers, in different times and places, solved the same mechanical problems in different ways in order to perfect one of the most accurate mechanical devices ever produced by man. All of this is complemented by an historical overview to the current day, an overview which has never been published until now. The Nautical Sextant will be of particular value not only to navigators, but also to restorers, collectors, students of technology, curators, and sextant dealers. With its bibliography and extensive use of footnotes, this book will certainly become a classic in its field.
Author : Bruce Bauer
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780070052192
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Sextant Handbook written by Bruce Bauer and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1995-02-22 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loran and GPS notwithstanding, there will always be a place for the sextant aboard any blue-water boat, if for no other reason than the thrill and mystery of finding one's position on earth by gazing at the heavens. Here is the indispensable reference that should accompany the instrument aboard. Cmdr. Bruce Bauer, a professional navigator and master mariner with the U.S. Merchant Marine, has distilled years of hands-on experience into an eminently readable guide to buying, adjusting, using, and repairing sextants. The Sextant Handbook is dedicated to the premise that electronic navigation devices, while too convenient to disregard, are too vulnerable to rely on exclusively. The book is designed to make beginner and expert alike conversant with this most beautiful and functional of the navigator's tools. Topics include: Assembly and Disassembly Vital Adjustments Avoiding Problems Rough Weather Sightings Oiling and Cleaning Immersion Baths Emergency Silvering Finding and Buying Used Sextants And Much More You'll also find a list of distributors, manufacturers, and dealers worldwide, a discussion of future trends, and numerous helpful hints, including sighting with eyeglasses and using a Rude starfinder. All in a thoroughly revised edition of a book acclaimed by navigation professionals.
Author : John Karl
Publisher : Paradise Cay Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780939837755
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)
Download or read book Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age written by John Karl and published by Paradise Cay Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many books on celestial navigation take shortcuts in explaining concepts; incorrect diagrams and discussion are often used for the sake of moving the student along quickly. This book tells the true story-and the whole story. It conveys celestial navigation concepts clearly and in the shortest possible time.It's tailored for navigation in the GPS age-a time of computers, calculators, and web resources. Although it covers all of the traditional methods of 'working a sight, ' the primary thrust is using the (under $10) scientific calculator. By using equations that you key into your calculator, this book guides you toward a better understanding of the concepts of celestial navigation.You will learn novel ways to plot lines of position, ways to check your sextant accurately by star sights, and how to tell what time it is from a moon sight. The many appendices are a treasure of references and explanations of abstract ideas. Celestial Navigation is a crucial skill for the offshore navigator to know, this book provides the shortest path to that knowledge.
