Practical Celestial Navigation (Maritime)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (877 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0939510057 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 261 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This third edition, published by the Seaport's Planetarium, retains the step-by-step format of the original, along with an abundance of diagrams and practice problems. Practical Celestial Navigation is recommended as a self-instruction text for beginners or for old celestial hands getting back in practice.. A comb-bound textbook/workbook praised by The Practical Sailor as "a first-class piece of work", Susan Howell's Practical Celestial Navigation was developed for Mystic Seaport's navigation courses
"Brilliant but some noble mariner should update the celestial charts." according to Thomas Simmons. Brilliant text--in desperate need of updating for celestial charts. But still brilliant in method.. Not too late to teach new tricks to an old brain. Ambrose Tupou I am a 54 years old maritime student. The school notes do not make sense and I was struggle with the celestial navigation part of the course. I searched on the internet for a good celestial basic book and I found this book. It is easy to follow and simple calculations for my old brain. I can keep up with the young students now. I. "Great Book I wish it were on Kindle" according to Amazon Customer. Great Book I wish it were on Kindle. This is a first rate book, easy to read with lots and lots of diagrams and worked examples. I purchaced other books on the same topic but this one takes you through the basics and building as you go. I cant say enough just that I can't wait til it comes out on kindle.