Celestial Navigation 2e
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Tom Cunliffe is one of Britain’s leading writers on sailing and the sea, and a consultant for US Sailing. He has cruised from Brazil to Iceland and from the Caribbean to Russia.
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Introduction.
1. The Earth and the Heavens.
2. The Sextant.
3. The Noon Sight for Latitude.
4. Time.
5. Position Lines and Plotting.
Tables.
6. Sun Sights.
7. The Planets.
8. The Moon.
9. The Stars.
10. Polaris - the Pole Star.
11. Compass Checking on the Ocean.
12. The Shortest Way.
