Navigation and Nautical Astronomy (Classic Reprint): With Special Table, Diagram, and Rules Adapted for Navigating Iron Ships - Couverture souple

Read, W. T.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332740332 ISBN 13 : 9781332740338

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Navigate with confidence: a practical guide to marine navigation and nautical astronomy for iron ships. This edition presents a clear course in finding a ship’s position at sea, using practical methods, tables, diagrams, and step-by-step rules adapted for iron vessels. It focuses on applying correction techniques and realistic navigation problems you can work through at the helm.

This work blends theory with hands-on practice. It explains the foundations of navigation, the role of compass deviation, and how to compute latitude, longitude, time, and azimuth with a focus on real-world application for ship officers and cadets.

- Practical methods for dead reckoning and celestial observations
- Worked examples and original problems to build reliable skills
- Tables, diagrams, and rules specifically adapted for navigating iron ships
- Guidance on correcting courses and applying nautical astronomy at sea

Ideal for aspiring navigators and professional officers alike, this book supports both classroom study and training aboard ships.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332740332
• ISBN 13: 9781332740338
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 243
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