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Self-contained celestial navigation with H.O. 208 by John S. Letcher, Jr.; ill. by the author is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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The Sextant -- The Timepiece -- The Almanac -- Sight Reduction Tables -- Plotting Tools -- Taking Sights -- Sight Corrections -- Meridian Altitudes -- Longitude At Noon -- Lines Of Position -- Fixes -- Finding The Time From A Known Position -- Great-circle Sailing -- Star Identification -- A Sextant Check By Stars -- Time By Lunar Distance -- Time By Lunar Lines Of Position -- Navigation By Pocket Calculator -- Answers To Problems -- Appendix 1. Perpetual Almanac For The Sun; Long-term Almanac For The Stars -- Appendix 2. Excerpts From Nautical Almanac; Abbreviated Interpolation Table For Gha -- Appendix 3. Introductory Comments On H.o. 208 -- Appendix 4. H.o. 208. By John S. Letcher, Jr. ; Ill. By The Author. H.o. No. 208, Navigation Tables For Mariners And Aviators, Sixth Edition [by] Dreisonstok: P. 135-222. Includes Index.
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- Author
- John S. Letcher, Jr.; ill. by the author
- Publisher
- International Marine Publishing Company
- Published
- 1977
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780877420828
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Military, Astronomy
- Rating
- 4.9 / 5 (8 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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