Elementary Marine Navigation - Brossura

Walling, S. A.

 
9781107419414: Elementary Marine Navigation

Sinossi

Originally published in 1944, this book was originally intended as a continuation of the 1943 publication Nautical Mathematics.

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Descrizione del libro

Originally published in 1944, this book was originally intended as a continuation of the 1943 publication Nautical Mathematics, which is also reissued in this series. In it, the principles set out in Nautical Mathematics are given practical applications, and the text is supplied with exercises to test and clarify the lessons.

Contenuti

Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. The principles of navigation; 2. Geometrical principles used in navigation; 3. Some simple geometrical constructions; 4. The forms of the Earth; 5. The magnetic compass; 6. Estimated position; 7. Fixes; 8. The sextant; 9. Inclination and deflection; 10. Naval educational tests; 11. Answers.

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