Celestial Navigation

by Jeff E. Toghill

Book Overview

In fact, the maximum mathematics involved in the new sight reduction systems is the addition of three lines of figures. Similarly, the apparent complexities of the solar and stellar systems take on a less frightening appearance when related to the lighthouses and similar earthly objects used for coastal navigation. Throughout this book, the author uses such a comparison between earthly and heavenly objects in explaining the close relationship between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393302946
• ISBN13: 9780393302943
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"