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- Objectstaat
- PublishedOn
- 2010-08-13
- Title
- Celestial Navigation
- ISBN
- 9780470666333
- Book Title
- Celestial Navigation : Learn How to Master One of the Oldest Mariner's Arts
- Publisher
- Fernhurst Books
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Edition
- 3
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Transportation, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Navigation, Water Sports, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
- Item Weight
- 10.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.7 in
- Number of Pages
- 80 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Fernhurst Books
ISBN-10
0470666331
ISBN-13
9780470666333
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102850530
Product Key Features
Edition
3
Book Title
Celestial Navigation : Learn How to Master One of the Oldest Mariner's Arts
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Navigation, Water Sports, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Revised
Genre
Transportation, Sports & Recreation
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-013938
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
' Tom's warm and humorous writing style makes the book easy to digest, while still explaining the subject in detail.' (Yachting Monthly, November 2010).
Dewey Decimal
797.124/6
Table Of Content
Introduction; The Earth & the Heavens; The Sextant; The Noon Sight for Latitude; Time; Position Lines & Plotting; Tables; Sun Sights; The Planets; The Moon; The Stars; Polaris - the Pole Star; Compass Checking on the Ocean; The Shortest Way
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
Celestial navigation is one of the oldest of the mariner's arts - and one of the most awe-inspiring. It is also essential for every ocean sailor who wants to be able to fix his position should the GPS fail. Tom Cunliffe shows you how to master the art in easy stages. Within a few pages you'll be taking your first sight. From there it is a short step to plotting your position, wherever you may be on the world's oceans. Whether you need to pass an exam, want a back-up to GPS positioning or simply choose to delight in the wonder of the cosmos, this is the perfect guide. With photographs, charts and diagrams to help your learning, you will be able to master the sextant and navigate using the sun, moon, planets and stars., Celestial navigation is one of the oldest of the mariner's arts - and one of the most awe-inspiring. To guide a small boat across the trackless oceans using a simple measuring device - the sextant - and a knowledge of the Sun, Moon and stars is a skill that borders on the magical. It is also essential for every ocean sailor who wants to be able to fix his position should the GPS fail.In these pages Tom Cunliffe shows how to master the art in easy stages. His talent is to educate without intimidating. Starting from a sound foundation of the basic concepts and definitions, he moves on to the hardware: the sextant and how to use it. Within a few pages you'll be taking your first sight. From there it is a short step to plotting your position, wherever you may be on the world's oceans.NEW EDITION FEATURES: Revised text and new photographs Video tutorials accessed online Access to downloadable calculation sheetsWhether you need to pass an exam, want a back-up to GPS positioning or simply choose to delight in the wonder of the cosmos, this is the perfect guide.Tom Cunliffe is Britain's leading sailing journalist and writer. He learned his sextant skills during numerous ocean passages, many of them made in the days before GPS. Tom is a RYA(R) Yachtmaster[R] Instructor Examiner and has acted as consultant for US Sailing. He has lectured extensively around Britain and the USA and writes regularly for Yachting Monthly, Yachting World and SAIL magazine. He also wrote and presented the BBC TV series, The Boats That Built Britain.Wiley Nautical recommends this title for the Celestial Navigation section of the RYA [R] Ocean Yachtmaster [R] course.ISBN: 9780470666333UK £11.99 / US $19.95 / CDN $23.95www.wileynautical.comFront cover image: TAMAYA TECHNICS INC., In easy stages sailors can learn how to master one of the oldest of the mariner's arts - celestial navigation.
LC Classification Number
GV813.C785 2010
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