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American Practical Navigator

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Author : Nathaniel Bowditch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984

American Practical Navigator written by Nathaniel Bowditch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Nautical astronomy categories.

American Practical Navigator

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Author : Nathaniel Bowditch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931

Carry On Mr Bowditch

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Author : Jean Lee Latham
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 1983

Carry On Mr Bowditch written by Jean Lee Latham and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to become a ship's captain and authored The American Practical Navigator.

The American Practical Navigator

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Author : National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2013-06-04

The American Practical Navigator written by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-04 with Transportation categories.

The American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, was billed as the “epitome of navigation” by its original author, Nathaniel Bowditch, an early American mathematician who is often considered the founder of modern maritime navigation. The text, often colloquially referred to simply as “Bowditch,” has evolved with the advances in navigation practices since that first issue and continues to serve as a valuable reference for marine navigation in the modern day. In the more than 210 years since Bowditch first published it, there have been an estimated million copies in print over the course of more than fifty editions. This latest edition—fully updated by the U.S. government to reorganize the topics, delete obsolete text, and incorporate the extensive changes in navigation that have occurred in the electronic age—remains popular with sailors of all types, is carried onboard every commissioned U.S. Navy vessel, and belongs in every navigator’s library. The American Practical Navigator describes in detail the principles and factors of navigation, including piloting, electronic navigation, celestial navigation, mathematics, safety, oceanography, and marine meteorology. It also contains a maritime glossary and dozens tables used in typical navigational calculations and solutions, including the formulas used to derive the tabular data. “Bowditch” is a must-have book for every mariner.

The American Practical Navigator

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Author : Nathaniel Bowditch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883

The American Practical Navigator written by Nathaniel Bowditch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with Nautical astronomy categories.

American Practical Navigator Volume 2 1981 Edition

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Author : Nathaniel Bowditch
language : en
Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications
Release Date : 1981-01-01

American Practical Navigator Volume 2 1981 Edition written by Nathaniel Bowditch and has been published by Paradise Cay Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-01-01 with Study Aids categories.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...is the same as the latitude of the point on the line A', R/J 25 19'.4 S. B115 31.5 W. We now have two Sumner linee, A'and B', under Case I, whose common latitude is 25 19MS., and whose longitudes on the common parallel are 114 61K.7 and 115 31'.5. Hence, the difference of longitude on the common parallel is 115 31'.5 W. 114 59'.7 W. CHAPTER XVI. THE PEAOTIOE 01 NAVIGATION AT SEA. 381. Having set forth in previous chapters the methods of working dead reckoning and of solving problems to find the latitude, longitude, chronometer correction, and azimuth from astronomical observations, it will be the aim of the present chapter to describe the conditions which govern the choice and employment of the various problems, together with certain considerations by which the navigator may be guided in his practical work at sea. 382. Departure And Dead Reckoning.--On beginning a voyage, a good departure must, be taken while landmarks are still in view and favorably located for the purpose; this becomes the origin of the dead reckoning, which, with frequent new departures from positions by observation, is kept up to the completion of the voyage, thus enabling the mariner to know, with a fair degree of accuracy, the position of his vessel at any instant. At the moment of taking the departure, the reading of the patent log (which should have been put over at least long enough previously to be regularly running) must be recorded, and thereafter at the time of taking each sight and at every other time when a position is required for any purpose, the log reading must also be noted. It is likewise well to read the log each hour; for general information as to the speed of the vessel as well as to observe that it is in proper running order and that the rotator has not been fouled ...